No better way to start 2019 than with a new challenge and a whole new sport… I’ve somehow been convinced to join the exciting world of cycling and I have agreed to take part in a bike ride from London to Cannes this March... a grand total of 1,500km. I am still asking myself why but hope that all the early morning training, sore legs and hard work will pay off once I start seeing the glorious glimmering Mediterranean sea from a distance and cross that finish line.
My goal is to raise £2,500 for Coram. Coram is a children’s charity that helps thousands of vulnerable children every year by developing their skills, building emotional strength, upholding children’s rights and finding adoptive parents for those in greatest need.
Any contribution, small or big, would make a huge difference to Coram, and would mean a lot to me!
On another note, if anyone has any tips (so far I have been heavily reliant on Sir Chris Hoy’s book) or would like to go on bike rides with me, let me know!
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Total Raised
£3,510.00 £3,723.75 including GiftAid Total Target: £2,500.00
"Way overdue Maddy - so proud of your hard work and achievement! Look forward to hearing all about it next week. x"
£800.00
14th Mar 2019
"Good luck on behalf of your friends at Liberty GTS!"
£30.00
11th Mar 2019
"Strong stuff Maddy, hope you really managing to enjoy it!"
£50.00
8th Mar 2019
£50.00
7th Mar 2019
"Good luck Maddy! "
£10.00
D
7th Mar 2019
"From your one true love"
£20.00
Tanya
7th Mar 2019
"Good luck Maddy! Awesome of you to take this on! Tanya"
£25.00
Bruce and Mag
6th Mar 2019
"All the best - 1500km puts my daily 15 mins into perspective. Go girl! "
Anonymous
6th Mar 2019
"Coucou Mayditaaa d'amourrrr !! you're completely mad(dy) to take part in this, but of course I know you will rock this and I totally admire you !! tu vas finir comme Nicky Minaj une fois a Cannes, so sexyla ! Enjoy the ride, it's going to be huge ! je penserai fort a toi :) love you"
"Legendary woman! Wishing you (and your bottom) all the best. You will smash it! "
£30.00
25th Feb 2019
"I'm so impressed - Go girl!!!"
£25.00
Allison Hollern
25th Feb 2019
"Good luck Maddy! Well done for participating in this challenge for such a worthy cause! "
£20.00
KB
23rd Feb 2019
"SO PROUD OF YOU!! "
£20.00
22nd Feb 2019
"Good luck Mads, very impressive effort!"
£100.00
michael
20th Feb 2019
"You got this Maddie. Just keep turning the pedals and obey " the rules" at all times"
£20.00
Brian Balkin
20th Feb 2019
"Go for it!"
£100.00
Marcus
20th Feb 2019
"Go on Maddy! x"
£30.00
20th Feb 2019
"Good luck Maddy"
£20.00
20th Feb 2019
"Amazing effort! Bonne chance beautiful xx"
£20.00
Gill
19th Feb 2019
"So impressed Maddy :) Good Luck and see you when you get back. Gill xx"
£30.00
18th Feb 2019
"Very impressed, particularly as the bike weighs more than you"
£30.00
Tim Davidson
18th Feb 2019
"Best of luck with the ride Maddy!"
16th Feb 2019
"You’re amazing!!! Wishing you the best of luck, jiayou!!"
£20.00
Ben
15th Feb 2019
£50.00
Panda
13th Feb 2019
"go girl!!!!"
£20.00
Joseph Y
13th Feb 2019
"Rather you than me!"
£50.00
5th Feb 2019
"Please beat Neo.....pleeeeeaaasee beat Neo. Feel free to use my protein powder as you go."
£100.00
Anj
30th Jan 2019
"So impressed you are doing this - You’ll kill it! Well done! "
£30.00
George Apperly
30th Jan 2019
"Such an amazing challenge, so proud of you and look forward to seeing you down in France."
Raising Funds For
Club Peloton
Club Peloton is a fundraising charity which uses cycling as its platform for challenge events, bringing together a love for the sport and the opportunity to raise money for great causes.
Our main grant recipient - receiving two thirds of all funds raised - is Coram, the UK’s oldest and first children’s charity that has been supporting vulnerable children for over 275 years. Their flagship service, Coram Adoption, is the most successful voluntary adoption agency in the UK., finding loving and secure homes for some of the most vulnerable and hard-to-place children in the country. They now help more than 1.25 million children and young people every year, and this would not be possible without the generosity of our riders
Club Peloton will be supporting Coram’s vital programmes, with a specific focus on Coram’s unrivalled and pioneering adoption service. For more information please visit: www.coram.org.uk.