Special guests are queuing up to join!

We have been inundated with the great and good of Fylde coast cycling wanting to join legs 7 & 8 of LEJOG2011.

After a strict selection process we have downselected a selection of folk who are confirmed to join.

On Chester to Thornton we have Fergs, Picko, Kate, Peter and Jev confirmed.

On Thornton to Pooley Bridge we have the pros joining us in Dani (and potentially Wally).

A special mention must go to John who will be joining for legs 7, 8 and 9.

See the next couple of posts for more details on the main points along legs 7 & 8.

LEJOG2011 Tour Route Revealed

After months of anticipation and rumours, Dicky, Fas and Ace have finally revealed the LEJOG2011 tour.

Highlights of the trip include Taunton, Clun, Thornton Cleveleys and Glencoe.

Rumours of special guests joining along the way are starting to emerge. Watch this space for additional information or follow updates on twitter: @andrewd89

Full details are:

Leg	Day	Date	Start	Finish	Estimated Leg Distance
1	Sat	13-Aug-11	Lands End	Trenance	75
2	Sun	14-Aug-11	Trenance	Okehampton	65
3	Mon	15-Aug-11	Okehampton	Taunton	60
4	Tues	16-Aug-11	Taunton	Bristol	70
5	Wed	17-Aug-11	Bristol	Clun	90
6	Thurs	18-Aug-11	Clun	Chester	70
7	Fri	19-Aug-11	Chester	Thornton Cleveleys	70
8	Sat	20-Aug-11	Thornton Cleveleys	Pooley Bridge	70
9	Sun	21-Aug-11	Pooley Bridge	Leadhills	85
10	Mon	22-Aug-11	Leadhills	Sterling	60
11	Tues	23-Aug-11	Sterling	Glencoe	80
12	Wed	24-Aug-11	Glencoe	Beauly	75
13	Thurs	25-Aug-11	Beauly	Altnaharra	65
14	Fri	26-Aug-11	Altnaharra	John O'Groats	75
				Total estimated distance	1,010

Dicky, Paul and Ian's LEJOG 2011 Adventure

On Saturday 13^th August, Ian, Paul and I will embark on a two week adventure cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats - a trip of 1,000 miles with an estimated total climb of 45,000ft or 1.5x the height of Everest. The challenge will be on many levels - the cycling, the hills, the navigation, the sweaty socks, the chaffing, and two weeks alone with Paul and Ian!!

We are each raising money for a charity close to our hearts and I would be thrilled if you could spare a few quid to help make our juvenile quest for adventure a little more worthwhile.

The charity I will be raising money for is the Ben Trend Foundation. Ben was an old school friend of mine who tragically died in 2010 at the age of 30. Ben had a love of sport and life that was second to none and Lands End to John O’Groats was one of the few challenges that he hadn’t yet managed to complete. The foundation was set up by Ben’s family and friends with the target of providing funding each year to support individuals and/or organisations involved in sport in the Blackpool area where Ben grew up, and also in the London area, where Ben lived.

With your help, I am aiming to raise £2,000 so if you would like to make a donation please either go to the website, www.bentrendgetinvolved.com, then to the sponsor online page and click on paypal. Alternatively pay direct to the foundation account: bentrendgetinvolved, 20-10-03, 23028062 and add “ADs LEJOG ride” as the subject. You could also send me cash or cheques and I will do the rest! If possible, could all UK tax payers either complete the Gift Aid form on the website or supply me with their first and surnames, home address and postcode as the foundation can then receive a further 18% from HMRC.

I will be providing updates along the way, maybe even on twitter or via a blog (if I get the technology working).

Thanks again.

AD