Baringa team cycles from London to Paris in 24 hours to raise money for charity.
The Baringa team - Dan Gaunt, Nick Bailey, Emma Towers, Paul Vivash, David Wilson and Will Armitage, left Buckingham Palace at 4.00pm to commence the first 70 miles to catch the 10.30pm ferry from Newhaven to Dieppe. Arriving at in France at 03.30am, and already slightly sore from the previous day, they set off in the pitch black in the direction of Paris.
Eventually, with 200 miles on the speedometer and approximately one hours sleep, the team completed its journey to Paris in a total time of 23 hours and 12 minutes.
The cyclists undertook the challenge last month, to raise money for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research - chosen not only because of the outstanding work it does, but also because of the inspiration of Gareth Crockett, a cyclist who very recently tragically died on his bike whilst trying to raise £10,000 by riding more than 450 miles and running four marathons in eight days for the same charity. In total, the team raised £2804.64 for Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
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