Cycle London to Paris


27 Jun 2013 5 days A classic journey and a great challenge; get on your bike and cycle London to Paris!
Activity:	Road cycling
Place:	London to Paris, France
Organiser:	Across the Divide
Date:	27 June 2013
Duration/distance:	5 days
Teams:
Beginners:
Under 18's:
Women-only:
Difficulty:
Payment options:
Minimum sponsorship option:	£149 registration fee + min sponsorship
Self funder option:	£149 registration fee + tour cost (no min sponsorship)

Challenge details

"10/10 for a fantastic, well organised 5 days of cycling. Great fun, great company with a wonderful sense of achievement at the end that I will never forget." John, London to Paris Cyclist

Itinerary:
Day 1- Meet in Greenwich; cycle to Dover where we board the ferry to Calais; cycle to hotel - 81 miles cycle
Day 2 - Cycle to Arras - 70 miles cycle
Day 3 - Cross the Somme to Compiegne - 76 miles cycle
Day 4 - Head to the finish line at the Eiffel Tower; spare time to explore the city; celebratory dinner - 60 miles cycle
Day 5 - Eurostar to the UK

Charities taking part in this challenge...

As an 'open' challenge, you can take part in this challenge and fundraise for any of the charities listed below. Browse the list of charities or select a category - then click on 'Download information pack' to receive an instant email with full details of the challenge and contact details for your chosen charity.

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Medical and health (1)

Help the Hospices

Help the Hospices is the leading charity promoting and supporting excellence in hospice care throughout the UK. Hospices change lives and whether you're an individual or a company, there are many interesting and exciting ways you can get involved and support hospice care. (Registered No: 1014851)
Category: Hospices - UK wide

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WaterAid

Whether its horse riding in Mongolia, climbing Kilimanjaro, a Grand Canyon bike ride, or dog sledding in Norway, take on an Overseas Challenge and help raise vital funds for WaterAid! We can offer you a high level of support to help you with your fundraising and training including an online sponsorship page, a priceless WaterAid t-shirt, invaluable fundraising and training tips, WaterAid sponsor forms, balloons, stickers and plenty more. (Registered No: 288701)
Category: International aid - general

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World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF UK)

Whether you are an adrenalin junkie, or just interested in doing something a bit different to support WCRF UK, a challenge could be just the thing for you! The choice is endless! First you need to decide whether you would like to take part in a challenge in the UK or Overseas. Then take a look at what is on offer at a date that is convenient for you. (Registered No: 1000739)
Category: Medical & health - cancer

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