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3 novice cyclists facing the challenge of our lives cycling Death Valley in November, in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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Neil, Ted and Chris’s Death Valley Cycle 2014
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Training, punctures, puddles and flipping the bird!
It’s been a while since my last post, but that might be down to the fact that all three of us have been extremely busy with work, families and working hard on continuing to raise money for Great Ormond Street … Continue reading
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Trip to Harley Street to meet Greg Whyte!
I think the three of us will all agree that the highlight of this roller-coaster journey so far was our visit to see Greg Whyte on Wednesday. After much communication since February between Neil and Greg, we managed to pen … Continue reading
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Sponsors and more training
Chris has managed to do a lot of work contacting local companies and informing them of our charity cycle and asking for their help. One of the companies to get back in contact was a cycling equipment and clothing company … Continue reading
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We need to take note of this!
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Tagged 30th Birthday, bike, buckingham, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE UK, challenge, charity, cycling, death valley, fitness, fundraising, GOSH, great ormond street, Las Vegas, sport, THORNBOROUGH, training, TWO BREWERS PUB
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Donations, publicity & Ted’s back!
Donations, publicity & Ted’s back! Working in a senior role for a Formula 1 team pre-season meant that Ted was in Spain and Bahrain for a month, and upon his return, we were glad to have him out training with … Continue reading
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Shock to the system!
Training began and this was to be a lot harder than first envisaged (in particular for Neil & Chris). Ted is by no means a ‘cycling novice’, however due to the nature and demands of his work at this time … Continue reading
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What charity and why?
All of us were unanimous in our decision that we were going to raise money for a charity and self-fund the project. The biggest decision we have had to make and will make throughout this whole process was to agree … Continue reading
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Permission granted!
Together with our wives, we all got together at Charlotte and Ted’s to discuss, agree and book- There was no going back now! We had nine months to prepare for the challenge. It was confirmed, we were booked to fly … Continue reading
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The Origins of This Mad Idea!
In around November 2013, Neil came up with the idea of doing something ‘out of the ordinary’ for his 30th Birthday. The obvious idea was to ride 420 km through one of the most unhospitable, hot, dry and humid locations … Continue reading
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PUB QUIZ NIGHT 20th APRIL AT 7.30 pm
TWO BREWERS PUB, BRIDGE STREET, THORNBOROUGH, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE UK £2 per person, teams of 4 Howe and Co local fish and chip van will be coming at 8.30. please email deathvalleycycle2014@gmail.com if you are local and want to come, or if … Continue reading
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