Congratulations to Michaella & Gaby for raising money for the British Heart Foundation by going on a sponsored bike ride from Richmond to Windsor; they raised £255.00 and £312.00 respectively!!!
Michaella cycled the 29 mile route in just over 3hrs 15min and Gaby did the longer 37 mile route in a fast 3hrs 30min raising a fantastic sum including gift aid of £722.00 between them. Well done to both of you!
There was about four and a half thousand cyclist taking part in this event; so big it took nearly an hour just to get to the start line! The route started off in Richmond and ran alongside the Thames which was a nice flat ride, however once they got further along the course they began to experience some hills but they did not let this faze them and cycled up every hill with dogged determination. The route then split into two sections for Professional and Non Professional cyclists! Gaby had decided from the beginning that she was going to go on the longer route so it was no surprise that once she got to the point of choosing which way to go she chose the longer route. Michaella was cycling together with her friend and had started far behind Gaby; she was not to sure which route to choose and was going to decide once she got to the junction, unfortunately her cycling buddy did not feel up to doing the long ride so Michaella cycled the short route.
The worst bit for Gaby was once she got onto the Professional route, the hills started getting bigger, longer and much harder to cycle up, but digging deep she found a bit of extra energy to overcome even these.
Gaby & Michaella would like to thank everyone who supported them in their attempt to raise money for the British Heart Foundation.
Special thanks from Gaby to her Husband who went out on every long training ride and ended up with a sore backside! :-)
Thank you Gaby for the contribution – at last I’m not the lone 2LK Blogger!!
Labels: Sponsored Cycle Ride
