STAR CHALLENGE 09: LONDON TO PARIS 

• Cycle 300km in 3 days
• Discover the culture and cuisine of rural France
• Finish under the Eiffel Tower
• Sight-see in Paris 

Cycling from London to Paris for FSID was the most amazing challenge of my life. Sandy Duncan


This long weekend challenge links two of Europe’s most exciting cities, London and Paris, covering around 300km in just 3 days. You will encounter beautiful English villages in the picturesque countryside of Kent as well as the rolling landscape and medieval market towns of Normandy en route. You will also pass historic landmarks and the famous battlefields of the Somme and Agincourt. The challenge ends with a cycle along wide Parisian boulevards to the finishing line at the city’s most famous landmark, the Eiffel Tower, where you can celebrate in true French style and soak up the romantic atmosphere.

Dates:
17 - 21 June 2009
2 - 6 September 2009

Costs:
Registration fee: £99
Minimum sponsorship: £1500

Minimum sponsorship due date:
June trip = Wednesday 8th April 2009
September trip = Wednesday 24th June 2009

How it works:
1. Download an information pack  or request one by email.  (challenge@fsid.org.uk)
2. Fill in the registration form and send off to the tour operators Discover Adventure with your registration fee (alternatively you can register online - details in the info pack)
3. Discover Adventure will notify us that you have signed up and we will send you a fundraising pack full of resources, ideas and advice on how to raise the money
4. Make a fundraising plan and begin fundraising
5. Make a training plan and begin training
6. FSID and Discover Adventure will be on hand with help and advice at any time
7. Transfer the minimum fundraising total to FSID 10 weeks before the trip.
8. You're ready for the challenge of a lifetime!


As long as you give yourself a good few months to raise the money (optimum time is a year) and devise a structured fundraising plan you should have no problems raising the minimum. Indeed, most participants surprise themselves by raising much more and get quite addicted to the fundraising!


So to find out more about how you can cycle from London to Paris for FSID download an information pack here. So what are you waiting for? On your bike!

 

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