Category: Bike Stuff

Thanks to everyone that sponsored us for the Thames Bridges Bike Ride.

Matt, Martin and I all made it to the end in around 3 hours. We were delayed due to a puncture followed by a broken valve and of course the horrendous weather.

It absolutely bucketed down the whole time to the point where we all got soaked through.

We’ve raised around £200 which is about what we targeted.

Thanks to all our supporters.

And finally, i have been accepted on the first ride of the year. The Thames Bridges ride covers 14 of London’s bridges and 35miles. This one is in support of the Stroke Association. To visit my sponsorship page, click here:

Please sponsor me. I am begging. They sent me the details of this ride with only 2 weeks to go and I have committed to raise £70. I know it isn’t your problem, but please pluck out a fiver and post it on the website. Please. Go on. You know you want to.

For the London to Cambridge ride I’m rider 64. So barring illness, accident or other event I will have at least 63 fellow riders this year. If you prefer to support Breakthrough, the charity that battles breast cancer, click here .

I’ve had my first Rider Pack through for the bike rides this year. I am proud to be rider number “3” for the Essex Coast Bike Ride on July 14th 2007. This is the 60 mile ride that I’ve never done before. It is in support of Little Haven’s Childrens Hospice.

I’m hoping to raise a rather measly £150 as I’m doing two other rides this year and I know people will be bored of my scrounging by then. he other rides support the fight against strokes and breast cancer respectively. This ride however is all about terminally ill children and their families.

To donate towards my efforts, please follow this link.

Matt has had to drop out of this ride due to another committment so currently I’m doing the full 60 miles without any company. If you fancy coming along for the ride, get along to the Bike Events website and sign-up. To be with me in spirit, please click the link above and get your credit card out.

Thanks

James

It had become something of a tradition that I ride the London to Brighton bike ride on Father’s Day every year. But this year, things are going to be different. Whilst the idea of cycling 50-odd miles with the hill-climb over Ditchling Beacon is appealing, I’ve decided this year to break tradition and actually spend Father’s Day with my children. It is only fair they get a chance to spoil me. I know what you are all saying and yes you are right of course it IS very self-sacrificing of me.

For those of you that wanted to sponsor me for a ride, have no fear for I have opted for no less than three other rides.

Sunday 13th May Thames Bridges Bike Ride (Stroke Association) 30-odd miles corssing every bridge over the Thames from Tower Bridge down to Kew. Should be slow due to the terrain and traffic but a lot of fun.

Saturday 14th July Essex Coast (Little Havens Hospice) 30 or 60miles. I said to Matt that there was a nice little 30 miler for us to do in July. After he signed-up I revealed that there is the option to do an additional 30miles on the way back as well. This ride will be a bit of a challenge as it is new terrain for us and likely to be well attended.

Sunday 22nd July London to Cambridge (Breakthrough Breast Cancer) 50miles. This is the good old “second” ride to the London to Brighton event. So it is a known course and one I hope to actually do it at a decent pace. A decent pace for me that is.

I don’t have the rider numbers yet and cannot thus set up any websites for getting money off of you lovely people. I’ll post up the links when I have them. I’ll also put up some banners on the home page to catch any passing browsers.