We could REALLY use your help!

VanessaLCD
VanessaLCD Posts: 2
edited August 2009 in MTB general
We need cyclists to help us make a difference in the lives of children and families in Sub-Saharan Africa ...
You and your cycling buddies are already collectively cycling hundreds of miles so ... if we work together we can truly make a difference, and you and will change peoples lives while enjoying a pastime that you would have done anyway. Please Help!

http://lcdinternational.org/north/engla ... /reach.htm

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  • RealMan
    RealMan Posts: 2,166
    Going to show my poor knowledge of geography here, but its not very clear..
    LCD are launching this new team cycling event to recreate the arduous 1,100 journey from the UK to Tangiers in Morocco that inspired our very first sponsored Hitch back in 1992.

    1,100 what? Miles? Kilometres?
  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    RealMan wrote:
    Going to show my poor knowledge of geography here, but its not very clear..
    LCD are launching this new team cycling event to recreate the arduous 1,100 journey from the UK to Tangiers in Morocco that inspired our very first sponsored Hitch back in 1992.

    1,100 what? Miles? Kilometres?

    Tangier is about 1,100 miles from the UK, assuming you travel in pretty much a straight line all the way.
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  • compo
    compo Posts: 1,370
    Anymore details VanessaLCD?

    How do we get involved?
    Is it sponsered?
    A few of my mates are interested if we know more about it - tour website isnt that clear - Cheers
    GREAT SUCCESS!

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  • wordnumb
    wordnumb Posts: 847
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    RealMan wrote:
    Going to show my poor knowledge of geography here, but its not very clear..
    LCD are launching this new team cycling event to recreate the arduous 1,100 journey from the UK to Tangiers in Morocco that inspired our very first sponsored Hitch back in 1992.

    1,100 what? Miles? Kilometres?

    Tangier is about 1,100 miles from the UK, assuming you travel in pretty much a straight line all the way.

    Rather depends where in the UK you start I suppose.
  • cat_with_no_tail
    cat_with_no_tail Posts: 12,981
    wordnumb wrote:
    Cat With No Tail wrote:
    RealMan wrote:
    Going to show my poor knowledge of geography here, but its not very clear..
    LCD are launching this new team cycling event to recreate the arduous 1,100 journey from the UK to Tangiers in Morocco that inspired our very first sponsored Hitch back in 1992.

    1,100 what? Miles? Kilometres?

    Tangier is about 1,100 miles from the UK, assuming you travel in pretty much a straight line all the way.

    Rather depends where in the UK you start I suppose.

    Well, that would be why I stated it was *about* 1,100 miles from the UK.
    I was assuming a London type start as that's usually what these things use as a starting point.
    More to the point, who gives a flying feck? 1,100 miles is an approximation. It's a nice round figure used as an illustration. If you want to get all anal about it, you could say it also depends on where abouts in Tangiers you are going to aswell, and which roads you take on the way. Not forgetting about changes in elevation along the way.
    Jeez :roll:
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  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    If you go the opposite direction (North) it's about 23,000 miles approx. Hope that helps!

    A good cause - I'll bear it mind for the future.
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  • tompug
    tompug Posts: 227
    Why should I donate my efforts to your African charity, and not the 1001 other African charities who are far more established?

    I find it interesting your UK part of the charity takes 20% of the donation from the partner schools, I hope that doesn't pay the ex Cambridge students salary, you know, instead of getting a real job. :roll:
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  • clodhoppa74
    clodhoppa74 Posts: 331
    you bunch of cynical twunts! :lol:

    if you dn't want to get involved, then don't. doesn't mean you have to slate an organisation or person who may or may not be dong more than anyone on this thread to make a difference.

    i am a fat sod though, so i think a ride like that would kill me.
  • scotto
    scotto Posts: 381
    tompug wrote:
    Why should I donate my efforts to your African charity, and not the 1001 other African charities who are far more established?

    I find it interesting your UK part of the charity takes 20% of the donation from the partner schools, I hope that doesn't pay the ex Cambridge students salary, you know, instead of getting a real job. :roll:

    +1
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    clodhoppa74 wrote:
    you bunch of cynical twunts! :lol:

    if you dn't want to get involved, then don't. doesn't mean you have to slate an organisation or person who may or may not be dong more than anyone on this thread to make a difference.

    i am a fat sod though, so i think a ride like that would kill me.

    perhaps the poster of this thread could actually have the courtesty to reply to people's questions?

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