Team “Somme’s nous perdus” have made the 200-mile ride between our two twin towns of Camberley & Sucy En Brie.

The tour started with a fabulous send off at Camberley Theatre where two of the cyclists work. The Mayor Cllr Bob Paton came along to see the team off in style and had coffee with friends, family and sponsors .The Mayor made a speech and the team set off in style to ride through their hometown stopping briefly at 1-2 sponsors along the way.

Specsavers was their first stop, where the staff came out to wish them well and grabbed the chance of a photo with the lads. Glo Salon and Sakura Spa where next on the route out and plenty of good luck messages came their way.

After the glitz and glamour the real work began!

Day One -First Leg

The team planned day one to be the hardest day with a 70.1mile ride to New Haven, which included some tough inclines of the Sussex Hills. The first member of team to have an incident was Lee, who got a puncture before he left the UK! Once his bike was road worthy they hit the road and made New Haven in plenty of time before their 11 o’clock ferry. A few hours of much needed sleep gave them the energy for day two and they were going to need it!

Day Two-Second Leg 

Day two another tough start as the ferry dropped them off in Dieppe at 4am and breakfast was not an option, so they hit they road in the dark and rode until a breakfast venue was found. Incident two was Fraser’s turn he made the mistake all great cyclist’s do, he stopped for breakfast and forget to unclip his feet! Thank goodness his landing was of the soft green kind!! Another 70 miles was covered and an overnight stay in Beauvais was on the cards.

Day Three -Third & Final Leg

The third leg was another 61miles to the final destination of our Twin Town of Sucy-En-Brie. This proved to be another gruelling ride, as they had to navigate their way through the Paris traffic and also encountered a small collision with a car! It was time for the third member of the team to equal the incident score to 1 all! Joe made very close contact with a car and the roads of France! He was not injured apart from his pride and the car driver gave them some history of the place they collided with as well as a small trip to the cash point to pay for a new rear light for his car!

On arrival in Sucy LMF Fundraising Manager Cheryl and her partner who had taken the easier option of the Eurotunnel met the team!
The team rode in to be greeted by the French flag finish line and many Union Jacks were waved to make them feel at home.

The host families brought their cyclists to dinner in the Old Fort where they were remembering World War One by re-opening the fort and cooking fresh bread in the walls of the fort oven.

The team were welcomed to the event with congratulations in French, German and English!
A few beers and some Sucy wine helped the cyclists relax and enjoy the evening.

Our hosts could not have been more welcoming.

The best news of all by far is that the three guys are back safe and have raised over £1,500 for Surrey Young Carers. They made a great team.

Thanks to all our sponsors; The New Diwan ee Khas, Surrey Heath Borough Council,Camberley Theatre,Specsavers,Dolphin Head, Sakura Spa and of course our fabulous supporters, we have made some great memories, new friends and many deserving children will get the best day out ever!

Another event is being planned and we hope to have French and German cyclists joining in. If you are interested in supporting or riding do get in touch.