Why am i doing this?

Over the last 2 years I have lost nearly 14 stone in weight.

I thought this was going to be impossible to do, but i managed it with the use of tools via the NHS and commitment on my part. I even did 3 stints on local and national news programmes about my story.

It wasn't easy, it was nearly impossible.

I was then challenged by a friend to do something else impossible. He said if I was told to lose 14 stone, I would say it was impossible, but I did it.

So what happened next.

Last year some friends did Big Kev's Bike ride and asked me to do it this year. "That's impossible", I said.

And that is why I am doing it this year !!!!

When i was bigger, I would never have got on a bike, but now I am looking at doing this ride. I started cycling 3 months ago and I am looking to be so outside of my comfort zone in doing this.

I am doing something that has taken me from Ordinary 2 Extraordinary.

Explanation from O2E

Celebrating 20 amazing years O2e are this year off to Luxembourg for one of our biggest group challenges of the year Big Kev's 250 Mile Bike Ride. Luxembourg 2026 is O2e's18th ride.

Travelling down on coaches to the French coast riders will disembark to ride across Northern France and Belgium to a first overnight stop in Antwerp. Day two takes the group from Northern Belgium, across the Netherlands and back into southern Belgium for a second night stop in Verviers. Day three traverses through some challenging terrain to eventually arrive in the historic sovereign Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

Please support our riders as they push themselves out of their comfort zones to the finish line!

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