And we're off! I just began an attempt to cycle solo from Dunkirk all the way to Norway (if I make it that far!)

Rough plan for the route is over 3,000km (give or take, depending on route) through seven countries (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway), mainly along the coast of the North Sea.

I'm doing all this to raise money and awareness for a charity that specialises in migraines:

The National Migraine Centre is the UK’s only charity dedicated to providing diagnosis and treatment for the 1 in 7 people and up to 1 in 10 children who suffer migraine and other primary headache.

If you or someone you know suffers from Migraine, check them out - they have free information and podcasts, they hold clinics and provide treatment, they run advocacy and awareness campaigns, and one of their talented doctors (my mum, @migrainedoc) even wrote a book on Managing your Migraine.

As a charity, they don't get NHS or gov't funding, so please give generously. More info on their website:

https://www.nationalmigrainecentre.org.uk

If you want to follow me on my trip, I'm posting updates on Instagram using the hashtag #tomseurocycle2023, and will try to do some regular short video updates as well for a bit of fun!

Cheers/Merci/Bedankt/Danke/Tak!

Tom