The Mission: London 2 Paris in 24hrs – Spearheaded by Andy Lock on Jimmy’s old Brompton Bike!
The Team: Andy, Jay, Frodo, Adam, Ben, Peter, Dan, Seb and myself. With Peter & Archer aka Max & Paddy in the support van provided by IVECO
WHY!? Well, Andy lock is always up for a challenge and this time, thought he’d sucker some suckers in for the ride! And what a ride it would be. 170 miles in less than 24 hours… in memory of our dear friend Jimmy Swallow who passed away several years ago.
Our Charity of Choice: Faraway Children’s Charity https://www.justgiving.com/team/swazleparis?invite=true
While it was a brutal ride with multiple punctures, all types of weather and several near misses (Btw… Everything is trying to kill cyclists… Rain; gravel; branches; curbs; dogs; dogs on leads, white vans, cobbles, even other cyclists, etc ) it was an incredible weekend with an awesome bunch of lads!
A big thanks to everyone that got involved, provided slip streams and generally supported our zero emission mission.
If you know a lycra wearing lunatic that thinks they’ve got this in their locker, share this vid and get in touch if you’d like the logistics list that Andy has expertly put together – from the route, to the training, to the kit you need to do it and even rest stops.
Well played lads. #rollin