Beyond the Bike: The Next Revolution! (The warm up!)

The first stage of Beyond the Bike is complete!

On Saturday 5th September, Stuart and Claire set off on their adventure with a few friends to help them 'warm up' for their ride to China - they cycled over 500km through 4 countries in 4 days!

Day 1: London to Dover - a lot of hills, a total climb of 1350m that day
Day 2: Dunkirk to Ghent – flatter terrain, but a long day
Day 3: Ghent to Breda – mentally tough with tired bodies
Day 4: Breda to Amsterdam – they made it!

We had a lot of fun over the four days, and a lot of sore muscles too... Yet we all loved being a part of the beginning of this year’s Beyond the Bike adventure.

With London to Amsterdam under their belt (or should that be their lycra shorts?!) Stuart and Claire are now continuing on to Uganda and then to Zambia where I’ll meet up with them again.

Beyond the Bike isn’t just another sponsored cycled ride, it’s a tool for education too, connecting classrooms all over the world. However, every penny that is raised goes to Beyond Ourselves and United World Schools helping us to make a difference in the lives and communities of children in both Africa and Asia. In case you haven’t seen it yet, watch this short video about Beyond the Bike: The Next Revolution