{"id":5210,"date":"2014-05-16T17:16:12","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T16:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/?p=5210"},"modified":"2014-05-16T21:10:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-16T20:10:32","slug":"three-cycling-challenges-for-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markwilson.co.uk\/blog\/2014\/05\/three-cycling-challenges-for-this-summer.htm","title":{"rendered":"Three cycling challenges for this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Remember “Fit at 40<\/a>” – my quest to lose three stone and run three races of 10km or above before my 40th birthday? \u00a0I got there, although a succession of running-related injuries put pay to some of my good intentions for 2013\u00a0<\/span>but there’s plenty of two-wheeled exercise still taking place (I even broke Rule 42<\/a> and completed a sprint triathlon last year<\/a>).<\/p>\n

This year I have three personal challenges planned on the bike that will all stretch me in different ways:<\/p>\n

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  1. In June, I’m joining a group of friends who are cycling from London to Paris and raising money for Prostate Cancer UK, Cancer Research UK and the British Heart foundation<\/a>. \u00a0That’s about 270km in 3 days.<\/li>\n
  2. If that wasn’t challenging enough, in July, I’m joining a team of riders from Fujitsu, cycling from Wakefield to Manchester, including part of the Tour de France route and including the fearsome Holme Moss climb<\/a>. We call it the Tour de Fujitsu and we’re raising money for Streetbikes CIC<\/a>. \u00a0Frankly, I’m a bit worried about that one. I’ve driven over Holme Moss and remember it being pretty steep and long.<\/li>\n
  3. Then, in August, I’m taking part in the Prudential Ride London-Surrey 100<\/a>, retracing the steps of the 2012 Olympic road race.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Oh yes, and I’m going to be a Tour de France Tourmaker<\/a> too… but that’s not on my bike!<\/p>\n

    If anyone would like to support me\u00a0by sponsoring either the London-Paris<\/a> or Tour de Fujitsu<\/a> rides, it would be very much appreciated. You can also follow my training progress on Strava.<\/p>\n