The Alpine Challenge involves teams of four people cycling in relay over 500 miles, in three days, from Laon in northeastern France to Annecy in the French Alps raising a minimum of £1000 for charity. The Peverel team, rising to this physical challenge, is Andy Prince, Elliot Boylan, Andy Hawksworth and Simon Willington. We have chosen the following charities for our fund raising effort: Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Weldmar Hospice Trust (Dorset) Each team pays an entry fee of £1000 to fund the running of the event. This ensures that all money raised is donated directly to the charities. The team will set off first thing on the Friday, cycling past champagne vineyards and rolling countryside into Chablis country and the first night's stop at Auxerre. On Saturday, we will head east passing through the village where the feature film "Chocolate" was made, then riding on past the source of the Seine north of Dijon across lovely countryside before arriving at Besancon. On Sunday, we will be heading into the Jura mountains, past ski stations and stunning alpine scenery, taking on several climbs, including an 8 mile ascent and desent into Lac Annecy. Thank you for your support - Andy, Elliot, Andy and Simon.
Having undertaken various challenges over the last few years including 7 day mountain bike races across Wales and Scotland, Andy and Jon have committed to taking on the JOGLE (John O'Groats to Lands End) cycle. As if cycling over 960 miles isn't enough during their journey south they've set themselves the added challenge of riding the 130 miles of the Coast to Coast cycle route as well, thereby cycling the length and breadth of England and Scotland in 11 days.
Do no blogs since Saturday mean you have been using all your energy to cycle up the mountains? Hope all has gone well and that you are not too sore.
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