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A message from Dan Elmore of
Impsport
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'I would like to
take this opportunity to ask for your support
of a charity ride I am undertaking in July with
former England footballer Geoff Thomas who was
diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia in 2004
and given only 3 years to live.
Geoff Thomas is again undertaking
the gruelling task of riding the full Tour de
France route in July and will be riding 2 days
behind the race with his team. |
This means the team start in London
on Monday July 9 and finish in Paris on Tuesday July
31. Covering 3,550 kilometres, made up of 11 flat stages,
6 mountain stages, 1 medium mountain stage and 2 individual
time-trial stages. There will be 3 mountain finishes,
2 rest days, 117 kilometres of individual time-trials
and 21 Category 1, Category 2 and highest level passes.
Other team members include his former Crystal Palace
and England team mate now turned radio and TV pundit
Ian Wright, Pete Slater from Science-In-Sport along
with 5 cancer survivors.
I will be covering the middle
week from 16th - 20th July through the Alps. My stages
will be:
Stage 7 - Bourg-en-Bresse
Le Grand-Bornand 197,5 km - MONDAY 16th
Stage 8 - Le Grand-Bornand Tignes 165 km - TUESDAY 17th
Rest day- WEDNESDAY 18th
Stage 9 - Val d'Isère Briançon 159,5 km
- THURSDAY 19th
Stage 10- Tallard Marseille 229,5 km - FRIDAY 20th
Stage 11- Marseille Montpellier 182,5 km - SATURDAY
21st
I would be extremely grateful if you
could show your support by donating at www.geoffthomasfoundation.com/donate.html
Even the smallest of donations will help directly to
influence the treatment of cancer and to make real progress
with innovative drugs and treatments.
Pete’s decision to ride is down
to the fact that his mum has breast cancer that has
spread to the lymph, diagnosed just over 2 years ago,
also his father in law had pancreatic cancer, one of
the worst cancers for survival rates, diagnosed 6 weeks
before his wedding in 2004.
Personally I have also had close family
friends and also one recently retired Impsport staff
member, who have lost their battle with cancer. As a
'Lincolnshire Lad' our flat county means mountain climbing
is not my strongpoint added to that it has been 5 years
since I last raced, which makes my choice to ride the
week in the Alps definitely not an ‘easy way out’
however, if Pete and I can use our fitness to help others
by being a part of this team then it will be very satisfying
to know that it will help others in the long term.
The Geoff Thomas Foundation is committed
to the development and delivery of new treatments for
patients with cancer and leukaemia across the country.
The Foundation will have the advantage of being able
to harness the power and popularity of football and
Geoff’s close association with the sport, which
has already given his work huge profile to date.
The tour ride is being filmed by director
Ridley Scott for TV documentary, this should ensure
that you get an even better return for your donation
as no doubt you will see both of us in pain throughout
the programme…
Thanks for your support and please remember
to check the website in July to see how we are doing!!
- www.geoffthomasfoundation.com
'
Dan Ellmore - Director
Impsport Ltd
Whisby Way
Lincoln
LN6 3LQ
Tel: 01522 500505
Fax: 01522 500455
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Last
updated 4th July 2007
