Well almost! It’s Friday evening and I’m getting all the stuff together for tomorrow. Van will be here soon and we’ll get it loaded before getting a good nights sleep ready for the off tomorrow.

I’m very, very excited. Full of nervous energy now and just want to get going.

Let the weather be kind, the wind always at our backs and lady luck shine on us for the next 6 days.

Remember to keep yourself up to date here…

Laters.

-paul.

Wow. What a night at the Deaf Institute. It was totally fantastic and everyone, everyone had a great time.

So many people to thank…all of whom helped us raise over £900 on the night. That’s just awesome.

the bands – Finchley, Sleazy McGuires, the Ruby’s, Fine Lines and Steve Pilgrim. Thanks one and all.

the gang. Everyone at Journey9, especially Jo(!).

the Deaf Institute for letting us have the venue for free.

Denise for tireless work in making it happen.

the four girls who finally left after being told that they couldn’t come in if they weren’t going to pay.

and you all for coming. we even had folks from Sheffield and Bristol.

Take a look at Flickr to see all the photos. Truly brilliant night.

Thanks again.

I asked Bob Dalgleish, a trustee of Fanconi Hope, what the money that you have donated to our ride will be used for…

Fanconi Hope is raising money to help find a cure for FA a devastating inherited genetic condition causing bone marrow failure and cancer. Although the condition is very rare the condition is known to be connected with breast cancer, so gaining a better understanding of FA may lead to cures for mainstream cancers.

Although the charity is very young, because of the generosity of families, friends and a small army of fundraisers we have already been able to sponsor a UK programme of research into gene therapy as a potential cure for FA. Gene therapy provides real hope that a cure for FA can be found, and this world-leading research is playing its part in achieving this.

Fanconi Hope is now working to bring together leading gene therapists from across the globe with an interest in FA in order to help expedite the move from research into clinical trials.

Money raised from this gig and the T2T cycle ride will help fund this very significant event which may well accelerate the pace of progress towards a cure for FA.

(yeah, yeah, we know that the bikes don’t move, but we’ve all got trip computers and it’s a VIRTUAL challenge!)

BLACKPOOL TO PARIS IS 570 MILES

HOW DID WE DO?

85 Miles

85 Miles

85 Miles

85 Miles