Ceri Stone

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I'm taking on an epic cycling challenge: Le Loop.

My story

In 2022 I plan on doing something epic for an incredible cause and I would love and appreciate your help.

For three weeks in June and July I will be cycling the entire route of the Tour De France as part of an event called Le Loop.

Le Loop follows the official route of the Tour de France, one week ahead of the professionals and finishes in Paris, some 21 Stages and 3,400kms later on Sunday 17th July.

The Charity:

Apart from personal glory the real reason I am attempting this feat is to help raise funds for the William Wates Memorial Trust.

The William Wates Memorial Trust helps the most disadvantaged young people stay away from a life of crime and violence and fulfil their immense potential.

This is achieved by giving grants to charities that engage young people through the mediums of sport, arts and education.

Please Help:

I believe in this charity and their fantastic work so much that I am putting my money where my lycra is and have stumped up the first £250.

Furthermore, I am prepared to Match-Fund the highest individual donation if it exceeds £250.

I will be exceedingly grateful for any donation you make no matter how large or small.

If donations are forthcoming I will not bore people on social media with my training progress. No Strava links on a daily basis about a tricky journey to the shops and back complaining that I am just not feeling it.

I have paid close to £4k to enter, so again I am putting my money where my unrealistic ambition is. This is on top of maintaining an expensive bike and even more costly and unflattering cycling kit.

This is only the third time in the last forty years that I have asked for charitable contributions and I only like to request this help if I am doing something that I regard as epic and way out of my comfort zone.

The ball is now in your court. Please donate to this great cause and help improve the lives of so many.

Donating is easy. You can simply click on the big green 'DONATE' button by following this link: https://fundraising.wwmt.org/fundraisers/CeriStone/ride-le-loop.  

Please also remember to include Gift Aid if you are a UK taxpayer.

Thank you so much for your generosity. Your help and the efforts of this great cause will keep me plodding uphill on a baking hot summers day (and probably night given the pace I travel at).

Merci

Ceri

My Achievements

Thank you to my Sponsors

£265

Dennis Blackmore

Bon courage mon brave!

£250

Ceri Stone

Believe in this so much I am putting my money where my lycra is.

£118.80

Chris Ratcliffe

You crazy fool! (Quite possibly the same message I left last time!)

£116.64

Nick Barker

Back for more - brilliant!

£108

Lesley Burton

Keep Singing and Cycling Ceri xx

£108

Andrew D Coleman

Go Ceri!

£108

Liz Hooper

£108

Debbie Faulkner

Good luck Ceri!

£100

David Bowman

Good on you mate! And good luck

£100

Simplicio Fernandes (popot)

Popot this for all the good times. Popot cause you waited to be served in pasta Hut😜 This is important 2 u v want 2 b a part.🥂

£100

Elizabeth Hooper

£100

Lesley Burton

You're awesome and totally bonkers - enjoy !!

£100

Beverley Walters

This one’s for Mt BT Elf x

£60.48

Shazza

Go for it sweetheart! U r amazing! Big love, Shazza

£55

Masao Matsumoto

Your story makes me happy again, Ceri!

£54

Anita Pal

Go Ceri! What a fabulous chap you are. Good luck & wishing you all the best! Anita x

£54

Desmond Stone

Hope all goes well our son - will be thinking of you all the way.xx. Mum and Dad.

£54

Richard Lonsdale

Good luck, you’ve done the training and you are a stubborn resilient powerhouse who is full of never ending optimism so you’re going to smash it!

£54

Derek And Eirwen Cole

A very worthy cause. All the very best in your training and achieving your goals

£54

Popsie Hine

There we are then! Best in show! Safe cycling. 🚴🚴🚴xx

£50

Dave Dalton

Amazing effort once again Ceri. Bonne chance. 👊

£50

Charles & Helen Hyatt

Hope it goes well, wish I could be with you again 😎

£50

Robert Sessford

Good luck mate

£50

Mike Googe

Good luck mate - ride safe and see it through to Paris this year! With you in spirit!

£50

Carole Mills

Enjoy your great challenge!

£50

Chris Ratcliffe

£50

Desmond Stone

£50

Kelly And Kate Miller

Congrats! Kate and I just send you a few bucks to help the cause!

£50

Chris & Corinne Ratcliffe

I think you're a nutter, but my mum thinks you're lovely so she's donating to the cause. Good luck mate.

£50

Mario

Donation from a very good friend Mario Rocha.

£50

Elizabeth Hooper

Please, no more. Even Bryn has put his paws over his ears.

£50

Richard Marsden

Sounds like a really good charity.

£50

Fintan O’regan

Top effort Ceri

£50

Sian Davies

You are such a determined person Ceri I know you’ll do it. Pob lwc 🚵

£40

Tim & Sandra

£40

Gwyn Woolley

Ceri. You are a gift to this universe. I should tell you more often. Please don't win. I hear the lap of honour is quite long. Xx

£40

Woolleys

Good luck nephew

£32.40

Julian Brace

Enjoy your croissants 😏

£32.40

Sian Werner

The biggest heart of gold you have. Go hulk smash De Loop 💪🏻🙌🏻❤️

£32.40

Rhodri & Ruth, Caelan And Cian

Best of luck Ceri, we are all rooting for you!

£30

Anthony Franklin

A great loss to this years tour and one that was so much richer with you there. Ever in your debt for getting me through that first week and all the advice, go write that second chapter and smash it! Enjoy the festivities before it begins!

£30

Steve

Good luckwith your fund raising Ceri and loong live the elf!!!

£27

Howell Williams

Good Luck Ceri

£27

Daecon Leggatt

Good luck Ken, wear those onions and the beret with pride isn’t it

£27

Ellen Klerks

Bonne chance!

£27

Rebecca And Duncan

Good luck fellow athlete! Lots of pictures please 😂

£27

Terry Sinnett

If there’s 1 man I know who will complete what he commits to is Ceri. He’s mad of course to do this, but he’ll smash it! Vamos Ceri. Enjoy as well!!

£27

Favourite Auntie Maggie

Bonne chance! Tu es magnifique xxx

£27

Cath & David

2nd time lucky!

£27

Roger Goodwin

Go Ceri!

£27

Marilyn James

£27

Richard Lupo

Well done Ceri - plus a great book too!

£27

Caroline Wright

Good luck Ceri you’ll Smash it!

£27

Adam Lewis

Great work Ceri! Looking forward to following the journey!

£27

Tim Jones

Good luck hero. Keep inspiring me to stay off the bike and not get a sore arse 😂😂 Take it easy and see you soon. xx

£27

Desmond Stone

Happy to donate if it stops you singing all year long!!

£27

Paul Barrett

Donation intended to silence the ‘singer’😁Good cause, epic challenge

£27

Donna Margaret Oaten

My angel on two wheels. Go, Ceri, stay in the saddle away from the gravel rash. ❤️ xx

£27

Carl & Larissa Hughes

Amazing achievement!

£25

Di Hughes

Good luck Ceri. You must be mad but hope you enjoy it.

£25

Claudia Schitfer

Love Claudia x

£25

Ruud De Rybel

Ceri, You amazing guy! Keep going mate!

£25

Richard Gwyther

All the best mate go smash it 👍

£25

Chris Golledge

Chapeau Ceri, you’ve got this - £4K plus raised too!!

£25

David Evans

Good luck YJB from Dai and Maria

£25

Joy Snaith

£25

Helen Hurst

Good luck Ceri, I'm sure you'll be amazing!

£25

A N D

Bon chance, Ceri.

£25

Asenith & Dicky Lloyd

COYJB

£25

Chris Golledge

Good luck Ceri you mad fool!

£25

Tim Keen

Awesome - good luck - you're more worthy of the name Rambo than me!

£25

Donna Oaten

Good luck Ceri, I'm sure you don't need it. Much love x

£25

Sian Davies

Cer amdani Ceri, pob lwc!

£25

John & Mandy Hine

Best in show! 😘

£25

Caroline Wright

Well done top banana!

£25

Dave Dalton

Best of luck Ceri. Still reckon you're mad but hugely admire your commitment. Either way it is something you'll remember forever. Try and enjoy at least some of it...

£21.60

Carol Paxton

Fantastic Ceri so proud of you.

£21.60

Natasha Dennis

Good luck Ceri. I know you will smash it. Once you put your mind to something there is no stopping you.

£21.60

Cath Dyer

Brilliant. X

£21.60

Jade & Alex

We are all so proud of you. Worlds fastest man.

£21.60

Piglet

Best of luck brother. So it's taken so long to donate.

£21.60

Ian H

Pain is just another word for bread!

£21.60

Dave & Caz

Good luck with your French Adventure.

£21.60

Carol Paxton

Vamos Ceri 😃🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿👍👌

£20

K Nicholas

Best of luck

£20

Dai And Maria Evans

Well done Ceri, never in doubt

£20

Jennifer O’donoghue

Good luck Ceri! What an amazing challenge. I’ve also just ordered your book for my husband for Father’s Day 😉 xx

£20

Carol Thorpe

Good luck Ceri- all rooting for you

£20

Den And Anne

Go, Ceri! Bon chance. Enjoy!

£20

Ceri Stone

The ironing board is ready

£20

Frank Knight

Good luck

£16.20

Tonya Meers

Good luck

£10.80

Nick Phillips

Well done Ceri

£10.80

Cath Dyer

Pob lwc xx

£10.80

Shalene Hutchinson

£10.80

Tania Banyard

Looking forward to all the updates!

£10.80

Oulsnam Clan

You'll smash it Ceri.🙌👌

£10.80

Chris Blundell

You will smash it ,great job Xx

£10.80

Magdy Shebl

Good luck my friend, great cause. YNWA

£10.80

Anna Gardner

Good luck 🤞 x

£10.80

Rebecca

Fantastic work - love the song 😂

£10.80

Gareth Stone

£10.80

Terry Sinnett

Well done you, again. Go do it!! #AllezCeri

£10.80

Joanne Wikiera

Go get it ceri x

£10

Wesley & Carol Cole

Good luck on another epic journey. Will there be another book!!!

£10

Helen Hurst

Pob lwc Ceri YJB 🚴‍♀️🏅

£10

Julianne

I'd give you my last Rolo and last tenner 😊

£5.40

Glenys Francis

Good luck Ceri xx

£5

Nicola James

Best of luck.