Darren Gardner

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Le Loop - supporting the William Wates Memorial Trust

Le Loop follows the official route of the Tour de France, one week ahead of the professionals and finishes 21 stages later in Nice (due to the Olympics in Paris).

On Friday 21st June 2024 I along with around 100 riders will gather in Florence for the 'Grand Depart'. I will be riding the first 9 stages of the Tour de france route, a total of 1700km!!! And over the stages we will climb the equivalent of 18 kilometers (nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest)

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. 

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. ANY amount you can afford to support the charity will be greatly appreciated and I will put my ALL into every stage I ride.

Merci!

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How much training do I need to do?

Thursday 8th Feb
Just to put it in context to be able to ride multiple stages of the Tour I have to ride and train about 19000-22000km a year!!!!!! Last year I rode 19500km and in the last month alone I have ridden 1368km to be fair I love it which is the only reason to do it but it does require resilience and determination to….. just do it! Thank you for supporting me!

Thank you to my Sponsors

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David Stoyle

Good luck Darren. I must join you one year.

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Arlene Walker

Ride like the wind my brother ❤️❤️

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Starrez

Awesome work Darren! Good luck!

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Andrew L

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Carlo Matta

Good luck Darren!!!

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Trevor Dalton

Thinking of you on every pedal stroke 👀

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Marcus

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Taco Van Heusden

Two cracked ribs and the man can still not be stopped!

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Ben Tweedley

Don’t break a leg, maybe smash some mountains, whatever the appropriate cycling encouragement is, do that! Good luck, you’ve got this.

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Brian Welsh

You'll smash it Darren so enjoy!

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Hh Family

Truly unbelievable

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Nicola Brown

What a challenge! And a great cause, good luck and enjoy it!

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Suraiya

This is amazing! 🚴

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Darren Gardner

Go Darren go!!! 😂😂 talking to myself is what I do!

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Lauretta Barrett

Good luck

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John Crowder

Good Luck, great effort from John and Laura

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Carl Doran

What a 🦸. Good luck my friend. X

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Ingrid Jutte

Good luck, Darren!! 🍀🍀

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Andre Mouton

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Rod Hasleden

Good luck Darren

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Anonymous

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Eric Valiente

Come on, Darren! You can do it! Enjoy the experience. Ester and I wish you good luck. See you after your adventure. Regards from Pato

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Jamie Mcnair

I am impressed and envious in equal measure. Go and smash it.

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Jakub

Best Luck! 🤞

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Romy

An amazing cause, good luck. Go Darren go!!

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Michael Watts

Great effort Darren x

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Andy Watson

Amazing Darren. Good Luck 👍👍

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Bridie Cunningham

Good Luck xx

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Matt Lee

Well done you xx

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Paul L

Go Darren!

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Belawal Hussain

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Charlotte Budge

So proud of you and a massive well done.

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Douglas Ingrams

Congratulations Darren! Travel safely and see you soon.

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Jacqui Dokoupil

Love the charity & have a great time on the bike.

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Andy Garner

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Laura Gibson

Good luck Darren!

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Priya Crook

Putting the rest of us oldies to shame with your goals here! You'll not disappoint I'm sure - just put us to more shame when you're acting like you just ran for the bus!

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Anne Mccreadie

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James Gregory

Best of luck Darren - From James and MRG Team

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Nikki Griffiths

Amazing…..good luck Darren

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Elizabeth Hughes

Great effort:)

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Graham Golden Goodwin

Good luck Darren all the best

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Jorge Rodriguez

What an amazing idea!

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Lia

This is Amazing!! Good luck!!

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Anonymous

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Rosie

Go Darren! 🚴 And Happy Birthday 💙

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Temmy Sun

Best of luck on the ride Darren!! Proud to support a great cause through your efforts.

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Frances Ping

Good luck Tiger! X

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As

Bon chance!

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Shaileen Shah

Good luck Darren this is amazing

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Juliana Petrikova