Oh là, là! East Lancashire pair set off on a ‘tour de France’ (From Lancashire Telegraph)
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Oh là, là! East Lancashire pair set off on a ‘tour de France’
6:27pm Tuesday 29th November 2011 in Rishton
RIDING HIGH Nikki Henderson and Dan Harvey-Lowes
A RISHTON woman is to make a 650-mile bike trip to France – in spite of not having cycled for 10 years.
Nikki Henderson, 24, decided to undertake the challenge to raise funds for the NSPCC.
The journey will see Nikki and 24-year-old university pal Dan Harvey-Lowes, from Nelson, cycle from Rishton to Rimbard, in the heart of rural France – without spending any money en route. Their plan is to be completely reliant on the kindness of strangers for food and shelter.
Nikki, a funeral director with Rishton Funeral Service, is currently in training and cycles up to 30 miles a day. But the former Norden High pupil will need to cover 70 miles a day when the journey starts at the end of March.
She said: “I haven’t been anywhere near a bike in ten years and it was my idea to do this! Dan is a similar fitness level too, so we have a lot to do. I really hope people will back us as much as possible.”
They are starting their fundraising with a quiz evening at the White Bear Inn, Gisburn Road, Nelson, on Thursday, December 8. For more details, visit uk.virgin moneygiving.com/r2rchallenge.
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8:17pm Tue 29 Nov 11