Day Zero begins and the crew rock in to action

Our two intrepid riders Bern and Richard are now closing in on Paris. So far they have ridden 223 miles although let's be honest there are no support riders and no crew involved so actually they could have simply got the train over and be sitting in different villages drinking a few beers. In truth why would two men walk around in dodgy lycra unless they were actually riding?

And as if further proof was needed here is Bern in Beauvais at lunch. The one unanswered question is where is Richard?? Does he even exist? Well the Richard "holdeverything"Cooper will be unveiled in Versailles.

Now I will update you on the crew. Well you would expect them to be hard at work today constantly filling lorries, buying products and generally working themselves to the bone. Yes let me introduce you to Scott and Spencer both of whom as you can see are hard at work sitting down.







Of course there is team leader Andy who has spent a great deal of time and effort organizing all the routes, the technical know how and he has not stopped slaving. All that seems to be missing is his pipe and slippers. In truth though you will really start to see all the incredible work coming to the fore over the next few days.


Finally the time has come and Day Zero has arrived. The intrepid riders have now left Radlett on their way down to Newhaven where they will board the ferry for an overnight trip to Dieppe. Their actual ride will start  around 8am tomorrow morning. I am sure that you will appreciate that as the lead rider Perry has to focus hard on ensuring that the route is carefully planned. He is focused on rider safety and will spend every minute planning every mile of the day. What you will be delighted to hear is that it doesn't do anything on an empty stomach.

mmm those lamb chops were lovely

As a crew member I will get the privilege to meet all these riders in Versailles on Thursday evening ahead of the main ride. I can't thank them enough for doing such an amazing feat in not only cycling back from Versailles but actually cycling there as well. We owe you all a big croissant...

It is 10pm and the final bikes have now been stored in the garage awaiting loading on to the lorry tomorrow morning.

Ok so here is the deal. We have so far raised £51,000. I reckon that I could double that by selling this lot on e-bay. Do I have your permission???................................................................................................joking..

Well, I set you the challenge of £50,000 and you have exceeded my wildest expectations. So now as we stand at £51k I am going to be cheeky and say can we get to £55,000 by Sunday afternoon? I think we can so please get sponsors, friends and families to read the blog, check us out on twitter @3C's_charity and look at the facebook page. On twitter we will be posting videos, pictures and soundbites as to what is happening so please ask them to check these out. 

That is all for now

Till tomorrow...