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 around 100 riders will gather in Florence for the 'Grand Depart'. Some cycle a few days, some ride further. More will join us over the following 3 weeks of the tour.
Riders tackle one of a selection of "Loops" riding anything from 2 to all 21 stages of the Tour de France route. 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!
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2024 Challenge - Le Tour Grand Depart
Sunday 21st Apr This summer I will be riding the first 3 days of the Tour de France route, a week before the professionals. The Grand Depart this year is in Italy, starting in Florence on the 22 June. It is unusually tough, with 630km in 3 days and 3600m of climbing in the 1st day alone. This takes us out across the Tuscan hills to the eastern Adriatic coast, then winding back northwest to finish in Turin.Thank you to my Sponsors
£215
Jonathan Hobby
£125
Be Orthopaedics Ltd
£108
Kevin & Nicola
Have an amazing ride and enjoy the atmosphere and camaraderie !
£100
Alex Nicholls
Best of luck, enjoy it!
£75
Oli, Mel, Bo, Bear, Otti Bowhill
£63
Bob Elliot
10p per km. Well done Toby!!
£54
Fiona Graham
Good luck Toby, enjoy the ride! What a wonderful charity to support.
£54
Inoka Upshall
Good for you TBE! Have an amazing ride and hope to see you in the Canadian Rockies sometime soon?!!
£54
Tash, George, Rory, Henry And Gus Thompson
Good luck Toby!! Xxx
£54
Lynn Briant-evans
£54
Andrew Nicoll
Hi Toby - that all sounds like a challenging 3 days!! - so wishing you all the best and hoping that you are well. All the best, Andrew
£54
Mark Briant-evans
£54
Toby Briant-evans
£50
Debbie Edwards
Good Luck! enjoy the beautiful scenery as you wiz pass x
£50
David Lennon
Great achievement Toby. Well done.
£30
Leighton Hall
Good luck Toby
£30
The Wymans
£27
Jon Kosy
Happy cycling!!
£27
Myles Gascoyne
£27
Martin Briant-evans
£27
Dr Send Send
Good luck and hope for decent weather
£27
Paul Pavlou Ltd
Well done Toby, great cause and tough ride! Enjoy
£27
Toni Hd
Good luck Tobes! X
£25
The Riddells
Chapeau!
£25
Amanda Briant-evans
Good luck and please take care!
£25
The Lookers
Bonne chance! Buona fortuna!
£25
Tracey G
Wow! I'm sure it's one you won't forget! Good Luck, hope it all goes well and that you manage to enjoy some of it!
£20
The Maskelyne’s
Well done Toby, enjoy the ride!
£16.20
Dan Long
£10.80
Kat Mitchell
Good Luck, and enjoy the tide.
Good luck!