20/04/14 – 26/04/14: London, UK to Offenburg, Germany
The Photo Shoot – Setup testing
Final preparations
The Kit – Johan’s
The Kit – Will’s
The Starting Line – Trafalgar Square with our amazing group of supporters
… and they’re off… and the heavens opened!
We were ever so grateful to Reece’s mum for saving us the first night after a day in the freezing thundershowers.
Finally made it to Dover. Yes, that’s Dover Castle for those who don’t recognise it.
Setting sail for the continent. Finally feels like we’re on our way.
Just one of the many beautiful canals in Northern Belgium
The blissfully still waters of the Belgian canals
Lost amongst the eerie morning mist
The last section of canal before passing back into France and the forests of the Ardennes.
Taking cover from the largest hail storm EVER at a Carrefour about 50km north of the Belgian/Luxembourg border.
Cycling through the aftermath of the hale storm. In places there were inches of snow looking hale lining the sides of the roads.
Pitstop on our speedy cruise across the beautiful roads of Luxembourg. Definitely somewhere to come cycling if you like smooth tarmac.
In top gear cruising through the fields of oilseed rape in the Lorraine region of France.
The Rhino camping setup. Our camp next to a lake in Puttelange-aux-Lacs. Nothing like a lake swim after a long day on the bike.
The last of the rolling hills of the Alsace before the final stretch into Strasbourg.
Good work, boys. Perhaps there is a way we can help support you when get into the States, if possible. My daughter has worked for The Rhino Orphanage in SA for the past two years and saving the Rhino is her life passion. She has faced this senseless slaughter first hand. She just completed her studies and will be pursuing this as her career. Let me know how we can help. I am a cyclist (admittedly a poor one) and we could possibly organize additional riders in cities and help try to gain awareness and raise funds. Let me know. Heading to the donation page
Hi. Thanks for the message. I can imagine your daughter would have had an eye-opening time spending all that time at a Rhino Orphanage. What an experience! Where is it that you’re from in the States? It may be useful to drum up some local support when we get there in a few months. Johan