Martin's London to Paris cycling challenge 22nd - 26th July 2015

Great times !!!

Not only have we just rode 300miles, we decided to walk up the Eiffel Tower and found an opportunity to push the pedals once more. We must be glutens for punishment !!!!

Boyhood dream realised every hair on my body was standing on end as I rode onto the Plas de la Concorde and then on to the Champs Élysées!!!! A massive thank you to everyone that sponsored me and supported me along the journey I am so grateful !!!

5th and 6th in arrivals at the Louve !!! If you're going to do London to Paris that's how you do it pure masterclass !!!! Apart from a 6mile procession to the Eiffel Tower London to Paris is well and truly DONE !!!!!

It's the final push for the Allied advance of Martin and Caryl into Paris. 71miles today we've been told we need to be the last group to leave this morning so we all hit Paris at the same time think people are starting to realise we've been ripping up the French asphalt !!! It may well get rather emotional when we hit the Plas de Concorde and swing right onto the Champs Élysées where a boyhood dream will be realised !!!!

Wowzers, that was a really hot one !!!! A strong hot southerly head wind all day, with a kicker of a climb at the end that was spanked right out the park. Again we rode in 6-7 today despite starting a whole hour to hour n half after everyone else, felt really strong in the second half and we tanked it in hard to the hotel !!!! Viva Le London to Paris !!!!!

Wowzers, that was a really hot one !!!! A strong hot southerly head wind all day, with a kicker of a climb at the end that was spanked right out the park. Again we rode in 6-7 today despite starting a whole hour to hour n half after everyone else, felt really strong in the second half and we tanked it in hard to the hotel !!!! Viva Le Paris to London !!!!!

At the last water stop and its roasting !!! Only 17miles to go but there is a long twisting climb before the decent into Compiegne and then it's a well deserved cold shower !!!

Paying our respects at German cemetery, look at the contrast between the allied cemetery to compared to this. We must not forget the the Germans also lost a millions of men in the war !!!!

Paying our respect to the fallen at one of many war cemetery's

Absolutely awesome ride !!! Tough first half with some long hard climbs then it was rolling French countryside for the second 45 miles. We thought we were up in the top 20 but on arrival to the hotel I was the SIXTH person to have finished !!! To say I'm buzzing is an understatement !!! We smashed that one out the park !!!!