We are taking on an epic cycling challenge: Le Loop.
About Our Le Loop Challenge
In June 2026, we’ll be taking on one of the biggest physical challenges we’ve ever attempted — riding stages of the Tour de France route as part of Le Loop 🚴♂️
Le Loop follows the official Tour de France route just one week ahead of the professionals, starting at the Grand Départ and finishing 3 weeks later in Paris.
Our team is made up of:
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Steve (eldest bro)
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Mike (middle bro)
Phil (youngest bro)
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Sam (Mike’s son)
Phil and Steve will be riding the entire Grand Loop — all 21 stages. That’s over 3,000km of riding and more than 50,000 metres of climbing (the equivalent of riding up Everest multiple times!).
Mike and Sam will be joining along the way to take on 3 stages of the Tour route themselves involving two climbs of Alp D'Huez.
So yes… this is going to hurt.
Why We're Doing This
Every rider taking part in Le Loop commits to raising funds for the William Wates Memorial Trust — a brilliant charity that supports disadvantaged young people who are at risk of being drawn into crime or violence.
The Trust provides grants to organisations that engage young people through:
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Sport
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Education
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The Arts
Giving them opportunities, direction and support to build a more positive future.
It’s been a difficult few years for many charities and the young people they support. This is our chance to give something back and help make a difference to those who may not have had the same opportunities that many of us take for granted.
The Important Bit 💛
All donations go directly to the William Wates Memorial Trust.
They do not pay for our participation — we’re covering all of the costs of taking part ourselves — so every pound you donate goes straight to helping young people who really need it.
Our Target 🎯
Together, we’re aiming to raise £9,000 for the charity.
If you’re able to donate — no matter how big or small — it would mean a huge amount. Your support will genuinely help keep us going when we’re halfway up an Alp somewhere questioning all of our life choices!
Please donate if you can, and feel free to share this page with others.
Merci!
Thank you to our Sponsors
£475
Anonymous
£63
Phil Gibbins
£53
Eleanor Spelman
Awesome effort for a great cause!
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Anonymous
Well done Mike, impressive, hope it's not too painful for either of you 😊
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Roxy Uddin
All the best Steve! No doubt you will smash it!
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Phil Gibbins
£53
Natasha
Go Phil! GO!
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Kevan Jones
Great effort.
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Anonymous
Mountain goats rulz
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Anonymous
Good luck bro, brutal ride but all for a brilliant cause 👏
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Andy P
Good Luck mate another great cuase
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Rb Installations Ltd
£52
Karen Stables
I can't believe you're doing this again, given you know, first hand, how tough it will be! You are crazy, so the least I can do is donate to support you and this amazing cause.
£50
Lisa
Completely blown away by your determination. Good luck with the training.
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Tim Colman
What an amazing challenge to undertake, i failed to support your last one, so determined to do so this time. Good luck Steve
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Mark Raw
Well done lads, great cause too
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Lila The Dobie
Humans helping humans: what better cause.
£32
James Taylor
All the best Steve! Massive kudos for going back for more, incredible!
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Mark And Gill Johnson
Go for it Sam! What a wondering adventure and cause xx
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Neil Millican
Amazing cause and effort Steve. Chapeau my friend.
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Alexander Van Leuven
£27
Abdul Sobur
You got this Steve!
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Balbir Dubb
£27
Mark Parrini
Good luck!
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Danny Lisa Noah Molly Henry
What an incredible challenge and great cause. You’ve got this!!!
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Sallie Smith (leon’s Mum)
£27
Sagar
Best of Luck Steve! Come back safe :)
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Anonymous
Well done Sam, a great cause helping disadvantaged young people… and an even greater cause helping your dad survive 15,120m of climbing. Proud of you mate, donation in 👍
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Afor Uk
Good luck
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Dom And Karen
What a great challenge! Good luck with the training and fundraising. You can do it!
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Matthew Bartle
All the best guys!!!
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Brian Dwyer
Good luck Phil and team. Outstanding challenge.
£27
James Cawthorne
Good luck fellas…. Jim
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Rachel Gibbins
£27
Janice Cowburn
Hope it all goes to plan - good luck!
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Gillian B
Good luck 💕
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Rb
Good luck and enjoy the ride
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Parmjeet Dayal
£27
Simon Evans
£27
Helen Metcalf
Lots of luck and best wishes Michael! Helen M
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Chloe Westmorland
Good luck team Gibbins!
£27
Janet Crossley
Good luck Phil! What a challenge! That's a great cause.
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R Bundey
What goes up must come down — good luck!!!!!
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Oliver Stephenson
£25
Elissa Alcantar
Good luck Phil! You'll do great 👍 😄
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Henry Aspden
Go smash it guys
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Betty & Mike Collins
Keep on pedalling until you reach the finish line. Best of Luck.
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Steven Gibbins
£22
Christopher Tunstall
Good luck
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Richard Wylde
Have a great ride 🚲
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Elaine & Mark Atkinson
Good luck Phil and team, keep rocking the lycra 😁
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Yin Li
What a challenge! but for such a good cause - good luck Mike!
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Rakhi Stead
Great cause and best of luck
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Jason Burton
Good luck Steve, amazing cause!
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William Massey
£20
Paul Mathers
Good luck Martian leader!
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Smedley Family
Good luck guys, fantastic challenge, great cause.
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Horbury Bookkeeping Ltd
Good luck to you both
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Kerem Saka
£11
Tim Sluman
£11
Mushy G
Good Luck Phillip
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Craig Blinko
All the best with the challenge!
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Nicky Roughton
Good luck Sam and Mike
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Rob Evans
Good luck both!!
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Ian Singleton
Go for it guys, you got this 💪
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Jane Suggitt
£11
Nicholas Vlastaris
Tough challenge but you have our support and best wishes!
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Ryan Gregory
Good luck mate.
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Sarah Kingham
What a great cause to raise money for. Mike, don’t try and keep up with Sam! Sam, be kind to your dad x
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Fj
£10
Clive Horner
Good luck Phil thats a massive challenge, looking forwards to seeing a few of those KOM's fall ;-)
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Gbg Fences Ltd
Jayne Griffiths
£10
Sebastiano Quattrocchi
£10
The Millers
Good luck boys - you’ve got this!
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Pam Beesley-hobday
£10
Mike Welsh
Good Luck mate.
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Kevin Dransfield
Good luck. Personally it sounds like hell Hahahaha
Thanks to Andy, Joe and Suman.