I've been working on the King's Cross project for over 5 years now and first learned about Cycle to Mapic when I was asked to help design the riders jersey back in 2016. I was then a new and part-time rider, somewhat reluctant to embrace it fully, someone who rode a Brompton 5 miles a day during my commute and whose idea of exercise was a round of golf or a 5km plod along the canal.
Since then many of my Argent colleagues have inspired me to get into cycling and don the lycra - they are quite obsessed but passionate and their influence has certainly immersed me. This year I was delighted to get the opportunity to Ride to Mapic in our final year as headline sponsor, to ride with those who inspired me, those who I've not yet met, but look forward to making friends on and off the bike with and of course supporting a very deserving charity - Coram.
So a little about the ride, it begins on the 10th November in Girona, where the Pyrenees meets the Mediterranean (sounds lovely doesn't it) and we cross from Spain into France finishing in the Riviera of Cannes on the 14th, and in between this beauty is where the suffering happens, 700km, 6000m (that's higher than Kilimanjaro) over 4 back to back days in the saddle.
However ...
"Real heroes are others, those who have suffered in their soul, in their heart, in their spirit, in their mind, for their loved ones. Those are the real heroes. I'm just a cyclist." Gino Bartoli
With that in mind PLEASE SUPPORT CORAM, and help them continue to give more children the bright futures they deserve.
Coram are the UK's oldest children charity and the need for their services have never been greater. The number of children being taken into care, or already in care is at an all-time high. Many of these children will have experienced neglect and abuse, with complex emotional needs. At this time there are twice as many children waiting for adoption than there are adopters and facing a lifetime in care. The work Coram does in family finding and adoption is crucial for supporting these vulnerable children. The process of adoption provides the opportunity for children who have been removed from their birth family to become part of a stable, safe and permanent family environment for life. Coram achieves high success rates for adoption, last year our services were influential in 11% of adoptions across England, by far the greatest impact of any agency.
Thank you
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Total Raised
£2,120.01 £2,388.76 including GiftAidIncluding £1,000.00 raised offline Total Target: £1,000.00
"Good luck and take care! Love Ben, Becca, Oscar and Alfie x"
£25.00
Brian and Barbara
8th Nov 2018
"Good luck Nick, you’ll do it no problem"
£55.01
8th Nov 2018
"Good Luck Daddy love R&J and Mummy xxxx"
£25.00
Austin Erwin
6th Nov 2018
"Nick, if you don't have one already, you gonna be one hard ass dude when you done. Good luck, Austin"
£20.00
3rd Nov 2018
£30.00
John S
3rd Nov 2018
"Great stuff, good luck Nick"
£20.00
2nd Nov 2018
£10.00
2nd Nov 2018
£20.00
2nd Nov 2018
"Good luck nick "
£25.00
2nd Nov 2018
"Nick, You've got this! Good luck!"
£10.00
2nd Nov 2018
£25.00
1st Nov 2018
"You'll smash it!"
£20.00
1st Nov 2018
"Good luck Nick you're going to need it "
£20.00
Nicolo
31st Oct 2018
"best of luck Nick!"
£25.00
Mike Judge
31st Oct 2018
"Great cause Nick, all the best mate. Mike"
£200.00
30th Oct 2018
"Good luck Nick from all the Vinyline boys"
£50.00
Sue Barton
23rd Oct 2018
"Good Luck Nicholas
Love from Mum & Terry
xx"
£100.00
Yash
17th Oct 2018
"Good luck Nick, all from 1st Financial Foundations "
£50.00
patrick v1
16th Oct 2018
"good luck Nick"
£50.00
16th Oct 2018
"Ride like the wind, which hopefully will be behind you.... :) From all of us at Assembly, good luck and stay healthy!!
Matt"
£75.00
Yes
15th Oct 2018
"Good luck nick, DAD"
£50.00
14th Oct 2018
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