Battistinis, The Way Ride 2012 - in aid of Macmillan. . . . . .
Anthony Foy, our very own designer here at the shop has
put together this challenge that he is undertaking eth two other friends in just over a month. All we
ask is that everyone donates all that they can as it is for a very very very
worthwhile cause! Massive thanks!
The Way Ride 2012 - in aid of Macmillan
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On
1st April 2012, Darren McDonnell, Dave Blow and Anthony Foy from
Christchurch, Dorset UK have joined forces to undertake the huge challenge of off-road
cycling the ‘El Camino de Santiago de Compostela’ totalling 1020km in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care.
The
Way of St James (El Camino de Santiago de Compostela) is an old pilgrimage
route which stretches across France and Spain, through the Pyrenees. The guys
plan to complete this tough 850km off-road route which passes through
mountains, towns and villages by bike in just 9 days and rather than stop within the luxury of
hostels they will be sleeping quite literally where they drop.
Once
the guys arrive at ‘Santiago de Compostela’ they have decided to continue to ‘Cape
Finisterre’ on the Spanish coast, before returning back to ‘Santiago de
Compostela’. This will add another 170km and two days to the ride bringing
the total distance to 1020km in 11 days and this obviously excludes getting
lost!!!!
Why are we
undertaking this challenge?
We
have each chosen to do this ride for individual reasons alongside trying to
raise as much money as possible for Macmillan Cancer Care who truly deserve all that we can raise.
“Please
please please sponsor us by visiting our JustGiving Page or through the
link on the 'sponsor us' page. Your money will do so much good for
people and families fighting cancer. Make sure that you keep returning to our
website and facebook page and help us tro spread the word as we will be
updating the site with our preparations prior to the trip and also every day
that we can during our challenge. Thank you so much!”
More info
about ‘The Way’
For
more information on the Way of St James, we recommend watching the movie 'The
Way' released in 2010, starring Martin Sheen.
Each
'pilgrim' (person who walks or rides the route) is given a passport which
will be stamped at several checkpoints along the way as proof of achieving
the pilgrimage.
During
the journey, pilgrims leave a stone at the Cruz de Ferro as a symbol of
something they wish to leave behind.
The route trail starts at ‘St-Jean-Pied-de-Port’ ends at ‘Santiago de Compostela’, the final resting place of St James. |
Find out more about our challenge!
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more about 'The Way' and our challenge as the story unfolds visit our website:
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importantly sponsor us here:
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