On 3rd April 2008 Lee Reynolds, Rich Prowting and Michael Stoner set out, by bike, from Southampton FC's stadium - St Mary's, and cycled to the Nou Camp in Barcelona.
As well as doing it for the adventure, they managed to raise over £4000 for the cystic fibrosis trust.
Sunday 13 April 2008
From top to bottom again: Lunch day 1 in a field somewhere!; Running repairs - I think that one day Ren had a number of repairs including 2 punctures; The Dordogne - looking stunning!
Here are a few photos taken en route - they're in no particular chronological order but capture something of the essence of their venture. If you're tracking progress on the google map you'll see they're doing really well but obviously being in the midst of the Pyrenees is challenging.
From top to bottom - Ren's bike laden with baguette; Loire; Rich with midi-Pyrenees in the background.
Wednesday 9 April 2008
When I wrote castle, I meant chateau (pardon moi!) - Humpty Dumpty hasn't got a patch on these two!
I received these pics on Monday but have struggled on how to upload them! At last I have succeeded and any future posts should be more quickly displayed as I've sussed out the 'how'! As far as I can tell, they're all good, today started with rain but I'm waiting to hear from Ren for a full report! For now, here is a picture of Mike cooking up some lunch, to follow shortly...
...Rich and Ren posing in front of an idylic castle
Sunday 6 April 2008
No post yesterday - I was sussing out how to use my google map within the site - I know it isn't working on a visual level but it's the best I can do for now! At least you can track their progress and see how their journey is going. If you double click on either a line or a marker point you will get additional information about miles covered, places stayed etc. Also, you can switch between viewing satellite, general map or terrain which I've found interesting. Use the 'hand' to 'move' the map around within the window; double click or use the plus/minus signs to zoom in/out and if you want to view a full size map click on the blue link to the bottom left of the map to link to google-maps.
They're all well and as you can see from the map - making a serious dent in their overall journey - at this rate they'll be in Barcelona early!
Friday 4 April 2008
Today the boys started cycling at 8am (French time) and after 9 hours of hard slog completed the first 75 miles of their route. They stopped at 5pm french time and managed to convince some locals in Notre-Dame-du-Bois to let them stay just outside their closed camp site!!! The map shows the total journey completed and their current location - it will be updated as often as possible.
As Ren is obviously going to be a bit busy over the next few weeks, he has left me in charge of updating the blog so you can track their progress. He will be sending me regular messages, photos and possibly video footage so watch this space…
Last night at approximately 5:15pm, the boys set off on their adventure. They left St Mary’s Football Stadium to cheers from about 50 people and I know it meant a lot to them that so many friends and family showed such good support.
After leaving, they only managed to get as far as Bursledon when Rich’s front pannier broke – thankfully it was only a minor problem and could be fixed at the ferry terminal in Portsmouth.
After a bite to eat and pint of Guinness we said our sad farewells and they set sail to Le Havre. I spoke to Ren this morning and he said that they had slept surprisingly well and although struggled slightly navigating their way out of Le Havre were feeling positive about what was ahead.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your support and generosity – if you view the JustGiving page, you will see that donations to date have tipped them over the original £4000 target and I know there are sponsor forms circulating that will top up the total further. This brings us back to what this about – the money raised will be greatly received by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust and put towards finding a cure for this cruel disease.
Thank you once again and keep viewing,
Kate x
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Wednesday 23 April 2008
