Hi, and welcome! This is the journal for Lilac to Ventoux. I plan to cycle up Mont Ventoux on 25 May 2011, to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease and funds for Alzheimer's research.

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... I had just reached the summit of Mont Ventoux. (You can read about that ride here.) Thanks to my lovely supporters, I managed to raise almost 1000 pounds for the Alzheimer's Research Trust in the UK ( Read more... )

(NB: This was written on 26 May, but posted on 29 May ( Read more... )

I’m posting this the evening before the ride, although it really belongs to the Glorious 25th of May. Everything’s prepared - bike checked over, clothes laid out, pasta cooked, bottles ready to be filled and approximately 300 energy bars ready to be stuffed into pockets. I’m planning to leave around 5:30/6am, in order to take advantage of the cool ( Read more... )

Hi again everyone,

First I’d like to say a horribly belated but nonetheless extremely grateful thank you to the fabulous treemice, and Susan, Dawid, Jessie & Aimee M. for their donations. treemice saved up for ages and made an incredibly generous donation to both the Fisher Research Center and the Alzheimer’s Association USA. This brings the total raised for ( Read more... )

After driving all last night, we’re installed in Bédoin, at the foot of Mont Ventoux. We have a wee housie thing which looks out over the camping place from the front and *gulp* looks towards Ventoux at the back ( Read more... )

As always, thanks first, this week to Alaina G, my Aunt Fiona and Uncle Jeremy, and Noortje vdB. Thank you all very much for your donations! The total raised for Alzheimer's research is now £415, which thrills me no end. Thank you, thank you, thank you all. I am planning to write the names of all the donors on a piece of paper which I shall tape to ( Read more... )

Therefore, this is the "OMG two weeks OMG 12 days to go!!" post ( Read more... )

Oh good lord, this is coming up rather fast, isn't it??

Right. Onwards.

Firstly, huge thanks to Tracy L for her very generous donation. Much appreciated!

For anyone else who might be considering donating, sooner is better if you'd like to see me ride up Ventoux with lilac locks! As mentioned in the previous post, if I reach a total of £500 in ( Read more... )

Good morning, everyone! It's a lovely day here in Belgium, and just now I'll be off for a ride with the Powerbikers. :D ( Read more... )