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Paris2 Nearly there...
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Posted: 12:27 - 27 Apr 2012 Post subject: Bike 400 Endurance Challenge - charity cycling event. |
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This June I will be taking part in a charity event, one of which some of you may be interested in. Its called the Bike 400.
The challenge in essence is a 24 hour endurance event, cycling around the Prodrive race track in Warwickshire. Sounds fun no? Each team must complete at least 400 miles within the 24 hours, and with a team of just four this is going to be one hell of a challenge.
https://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q276/parsalanpark/prodrive.jpg
https://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q276/parsalanpark/kenilworth-track-guide.gif
This is a large event, run by my employing company, Marks and Spencer. There will be 150 teams taking place, totalling 600 riders. The event runs over a weekend, starting at 12 noon on Saturday 30th June, with the finish being 12 noon on Sunday 1st July. The track we will be cycling round is the Prodrive circuit in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The even itself will be open to spectators so anyone local is welcome to come and watch me struggle around the track. (I will update more on that when I know more)
https://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q276/parsalanpark/bike400.jpg
I believe the companies aim is to raise £1,000,000 for 3 separate cancer charities.
Breakthrough Breast Cancer - www.breakthrough.org
Action Cancer - www.actioncancer.org
Marie Keating Foundation - www.mariekeating.ie
I am going to try and keep this thread updated for anyone who would like to know. And l will hopefully get lots of pictures of the event.
This is the bike that I will be doing the challenge on:
https://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q276/parsalanpark/photo-15.jpg
It currently has about four gears that are working and a chain made more of rust than anything else. After I have got the bike up and running I will start the training program, which consists of a lot of cycling
Thanks for having a read
P.S
If anyone is interested in donating any money then here is the Just Giving link for the entire event:
https://www.justgiving.com/teams/BIKE400EnduranceChallenge
p.p.s I have asked permission to post this from the mods.
p.p.p.s Sorry about the large text, it was either that or small pictures, so I made an executive decision. ____________________ Current Ride: Daytona 600 |
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