I'm taking on an epic cycling challenge: Le Loop.
Le Loop follows the official route of the Tour de France, one week ahead of the professionals and finishes 21 stages later in Paris, some 3,400kms later.
I'm tackling 9 stages of the Tour de France route (the first half) from Bilbao to Puy Du Dôme covering 1600km and over 20,000m of climbing! Every participant commits to raising a minimum amount for the William Wates Memorial Trust (WWMT). The fundraised money is entirely separate from the participation fee - donations do not pay for my Tour.
All monies raised go directly to the William Wates Memorial Trust whose mission is to help the most disadvantaged young people keep away from a life of crime and violence and fulfil their potential. This is achieved by giving grants to charities that engage young people through the medium of sports, arts and education.
It's been a tough couple of years for charities and particularly for young people. This is my chance to give something back and help support young people who aren't lucky enough to enjoy the advantages in life that most of us take for granted.
Le Loop is no small undertaking. Riding even ONE stage of the Tour de France route is going to hurt! Please reward my pain by giving generously.
Merci!
Andrew
Thank you to my Sponsors
£500
Essentra Hopkins
£108
Roger Beck
Good luck Andy you’ll deserve a beer or three when you finish
£108
Raymond Acorda
£100
Ryan Miller
What an accomplishment Andrew!
£100
Andrew Holland
Well done Andrew. A great achievment for a worthy cause!
£81
Kamal Taneja
Well done mate. Good luck
£58.32
Peter Ruff
Great to support such a worthy charity. Best of luck Andrew.
£54
David Offland
Proud of you Buddy although you are getting a little emaciated with all this cycling 😉
£54
Rob Puttick
Luggage won’t be a problem !!
£54
Barry Marron
Fair play to you Andrew ! Much respect
£54
Malcolm Preston
May be only go around each roundabout once……and try not to scrape the pedals. Good luck!
£54
Stephen Shaw
£54
Kadin Swarbrick
Good Luck Uncle Billy! Daddy will double the sponsorship if you do it without the saddle! Love Kadin x
£54
Andrew Hopkins
£54
Andy Birtwistle
Amazing challenge, best of luck for a successful outcome!
£54
John Chetcuti
£54
Adrian Cudmore
A fantastic effort in a great cause. I walked from Lourdes to Mediterranean coast on high level Pyrenees route when I was a student and saw names of those on the Tour on some of the roads so I know how steep they are!!
£54
Kate Phillips
Andrew you legend. Fantastic cause. Good luck!!! Kate and all da Phillipses
£54
David Morton
Great stuff Andrew. 👏👏
£54
Rayne Edwards
I am majorly impressed and such a great cause. Good luck
£50
Paul Duxbury
Enjoy it all and especially the rest stops!
£50
Kingsley
Well done Andrew - fantastic cause!!!
£50
Jane Gallagher
Good luck Ands! Xx
£50
Susan Bennett
Good Luck Ands enjoy the ride
£50
Mark Herman
hi mate, sorry only saw this now, great stuff!! greetz mark
£50
Jon Jones
Good luck Andrew
£50
Antony
skinny sod
£50
Alastair Lyburn
Another epic challenge and you are the man that will smash it out the park. Go Andrew.
£50
Peter Rosseel
Good luck
£50
Iain Percival
Best of luck Andrew, enjoy the experience.
£50
Paul And The Team At Tp
Happy cycling Andrew
£40
Mum
Good luck Andrew
£27
Isabelle Perrett
Well done Andrew. What an incredible feat and for a very good cause. Do keep in touch
£27
David Holloway
Good Luck Andrew
£27
Slavi Savov
Well done, Andrew!
£27
Peter Ruff
Bonne chance Andrew
£27
Jonathan Dunlop
Good luck with the ride just don't let the TDF boys overtake you.
£27
Ken Gibson
£27
Barry
Good luck
£27
Oliver Whelehan
£25
Salvador Montes
All the best
£25
Anthony Mccormick
Good Luck. And enjoy.
£25
Mark M.
Easier on a KTM
£25
Steve Pollinger
Best of luck mate!
£20
Mark King
Well done mate!
£20
Olivia Hopkins
Good luck, Dad! Go smash it x
£16.20
Matt Hopkins
Hope your legs don’t fall off!
£15
Sean Maguire
MAY YOU HAVE AIR IN YOUR TYRES, GOOD LUCK ON THE CHALLANGE
£10.80
Josh Smith
Have fun and well done!!!
£5.40
Will Hopkins
Gowan dad!
£5
