Continental Ride
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The continental ride is now taking place and there are daily blog articles during the Italian ride. You can see the latest blog updates on the Latest News page.
Introduction
This year we are riding Italy “Top to Toe” in June. The Italian riders will then join in the 100km Cycle4Life ride on September 4th. This replaces the mass ride from Winchester to Portsmouth during September 2010 which was the prologue to a group of 25 continuing on to cycle all the way to Gibraltar in just 2 weeks.
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Team members training for Italy 2011 - Top to toe
As was the case last year, the 2011 continental ride format will include an exercise and nutrition programme and medical research to measure the effects on cancer and cardiac health. Please use the links below to find out more about our current project:
Ride Information
Route for the Italy 2011 Top to Toe cycle ride.
The ride is scheduled to start on 15th June 2011 in Lugano, Switzerland with Professor Peter Johnson, the CRUK Director, seeing the riders off. The ride will then go through Chiasso, Switzerland into Italy and down to Bologna on 17th June 2011.
The flights, route, hotels and logistics have been organised by the committee and are now in place and booked.
Supporters
Stannah’s Italian subsidiary has been really supportive and are providing a vehicle to support the riders along the route.
SanDisk have helped us by funding the cycle jerseys for the trip for which we are extremely grateful. SanDisk are long-term supporters of the CRUK charity.
Hargroves Cycles have produced the jerseys at cost. They are also providing significant advertising space to promote Cycle4Life for which we are really grateful, and this should increase the number of participants this year.
The 2 Types of Ride
The members of the Italy 2011 Top to Toe continental ride gathered to get in some training.
We have people participating in the ride in one of two categories:
- “The Earlybirds” – start at Lugano, Switzerland and ride to the end in Catania, Sicily
- 950 Miles – 11 days
- Take the van back to Milan at the end of the event
- “The Hardmen” – join at Bologna Airport and riding to the end in Catania, Sicily
- 750 Miles – 9 days
- Take the flight back from Catania
Our Riders
The first phase will have Andrew Gibson, Thomas Gibson and James Wadley cycling the first few days from Switzerland to Bologna.
After those first few days, the riders will be joined by 16 other cyclists, namely Jac Samuel, Loraine Williams, Ted Williams, Neil Flesher, Rob Baseley, Steve Young, Adrian Dymond, Sophia Smith, Joe Allnutt, Paul Howell, Guy Poppy, Tim Frank, Joel Frank, Ben Lin, Phil Kilby and Scott Dryburgh.
The principle is that riders cover their costs and all funds raised are donated to Cancer Research UK.
The Route
- 15nd June 2011 – Chiasso to Piacenza (140km)
- 16th June 2011 – Piacenza to Modena (120km)
- 17th June 2011 – Bologna Airport to Forli (80km)
- 18th June 2011 – Forli to Senigallia (130km)
- 19th June 2011 – Senigallia to Tortoreto (134km)
- 20th June 2011 – Tortoreto to Campomarino (150km)
- 21st June 2011 – Campomarino to Melfi (123km)
- 22nd June 2011 – Melfi to Sala Consilina (127km)
- 23rd June 2011 – Sala Consilina to Fuscaldo (137km)
- 24th June 2011 – Fuscaldo to Rosarno (137km)
- 25th June 2011 – Rosarno to Taormina (110km)
- 26th June 2011 – Taormina to Catania (50km)
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