London 2 Paris On-Road Bike Ride 2011
3rd – 6th September 2011 - THEY MADE IT

	Climbing en route	The Versailles finish

Peter Venn reports that he's reached Paris by bike. There's still time to sponsor him and help the British Heart Foundation. Here's the earlier article giving the details:

Peter Venn, intrepid Anson pilote, writes: It's not enough to race nearly every weekend (last week Brands Hatch, this week Nürburgring) - I am now resorting to filling my weekends off by cycling more miles than I drive the race car....

My eldest daughter Alice and her fiancé Adam have dragged me in to do a charity cycle ride with them from London to Paris next weekend in aid of the Briitsh Heart Foundation. We are riding in memory of Adam’s Grandfather who passed away suddenly last August after managing a heart condition for many years.
The team is named "LiveWrong" (with appropriate apologies to Mr Armstrong in the hope that he won't sue us regarding his excellent Foundation with which we have absolutely no connection and no, we have none of his cycling prowess either…. ).
 
My younger daughter Laura, having refused to ride with us (sensible girl!) is going to drive our support vehicle...

The route is approximately 250 miles, and will take three days to complete. The first day is London to Folkestone, covering around 70 miles, followed by 80 miles on the second day across the French countryside to Amiens. The third, longest day finishes at the Palace of Versailles on the outskirts of Paris.

The British Heart Foundation does fantastic work, both researching new treatments and possible cures for heart disease as well as supporting sufferers and their families. They also run a bereavement support line for those whose relatives aren’t lucky enough to survive heart attacks.

We’re hoping to raise as much money as possible, to make the inevitable sore legs and bums worth it, and so any help toward our goal would be greatly appreciated. Please simply use the link below to the Justgiving site and make a donation: Justgiving: http://bit.ly/L2P2011
 
http://www.bhf.org.uk/get-involved/events/view-event.aspx?ps=1000970

Peter Venn August 2011

The Lance Armstrong version. (Who he? - Asst ed)

Bogart: "We'll always have Paris"
Bergmann: "On yer bike"