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This is Mike Denning (SPF Chairmans Blog) Here it goes DAY ONE We all met at Liverpool Airport. Everybody in great spirits. Plane on Time and Ryanair gave us kind permission to board first and have our group photo taken in front of Plane. Good banter on way over and the Roomies where sorted. I thought I had drawn the short straw being paired with Thatto Heaths own Domino King (self appointed) Hugh Denning but Lee Jackson got John Kilgannon. Unlucky! Upon arrival we alighted to what I thought was extreme heat from one of the engines. By the time I had reached the Terminal Building I was in a pool of Water and the Temp Gauge in Airport read 35 degrees. Ouch this is going to hurt. After unloading at Hotel we all went together for a group meal and we where joined by Christophe Levy the General Manager of Catalan Dragons. A couple of glasses of wine and short speech from yours truly and an early night. DAY TWO. Bags down at reception for 5.30, breakfast at 6.00 and on road for 7.00am. A few late stragglers were duly fined by the fines master Chris Smith. The first days ride was to go from Stade Gilbert to Carcassonne. 68 miles. Didn't start to well as the Sat Nav didn't pick up stadium and what should have taken 10 minutes was more like 30. After pictures at Catalans Ground we headed for Carcassonne. The scenery was breathtaking but the first day was extremely tough. The heat of the day was highest around 2.00pm at approximately 42 degrees. The heat coupled with some further errors on directions and three credible climbs resulted in a finish at around 3.30 and 81 miles achieved. Everybody home safe. A very quiet night in a lovely City. DAY TWO The alarm went at 5.00am. I tried to launch it and my snoring father through the window. I felt like I had been hit by Big Maurie> Not a bone was not aching or muscle sore to touch. Breakfast at 6.00 am on day two started a little later than planned at 6.45 with a 98 mile trip to Montauban. We had spilt into three groups today to make managing the support easier. Chris Joynt assisted with Group Three and did a tremendous job in bringing everybody home. 6 Hours 20 minutes in the saddle. I am standing up as I type this. I believe at this stage even Bob Hope wouldn't have done this for Charity! Off for Dinner now. Mountain Climbing tomorrow over 65 miles. Oh Joy! To see some pics please click below, keep upto date with latest pics by adding Martin Blondel as your friend. www.facebook.com/home.php#/album ... =847974432

This is Mike Denning (SPF Chairmans Blog) Here it goes DAY ONE We all met at Liverpool Airport. Everybody in great spirits. Plane on Time and Ryanair gave us kind permission to board first and have our group photo taken in front of Plane. Good banter on way over and the Roomies where sorted. I thought I had drawn the short straw being paired with Thatto Heaths own Domino King (self appointed) Hugh Denning but Lee Jackson got John Kilgannon. Unlucky! Upon arrival we alighted to what I thought was extreme heat from one of the engines. By the time I had reached the Terminal Building I was in a pool of Water and the Temp Gauge in Airport read 35 degrees. Ouch this is going to hurt. After unloading at Hotel we all went together for a group meal and we where joined by Christophe Levy the General Manager of Catalan Dragons. A couple of glasses of wine and short speech from yours truly and an early night. DAY TWO. Bags down at reception for 5.30, breakfast at 6.00 and on road for 7.00am. A few late stragglers were duly fined by the fines master Chris Smith. The first days ride was to go from Stade Gilbert to Carcassonne. 68 miles. Didn't start to well as the Sat Nav didn't pick up stadium and what should have taken 10 minutes was more like 30. After pictures at Catalans Ground we headed for Carcassonne. The scenery was breathtaking but the first day was extremely tough. The heat of the day was highest around 2.00pm at approximately 42 degrees. The heat coupled with some further errors on directions and three credible climbs resulted in a finish at around 3.30 and 81 miles achieved. Everybody home safe. A very quiet night in a lovely City. DAY TWO The alarm went at 5.00am. I tried to launch it and my snoring father through the window. I felt like I had been hit by Big Maurie> Not a bone was not aching or muscle sore to touch. Breakfast at 6.00 am on day two started a little later than planned at 6.45 with a 98 mile trip to Montauban. We had spilt into three groups today to make managing the support easier. Chris Joynt assisted with Group Three and did a tremendous job in bringing everybody home. 6 Hours 20 minutes in the saddle. I am standing up as I type this. I believe at this stage even Bob Hope wouldn't have done this for Charity! Off for Dinner now. Mountain Climbing tomorrow over 65 miles. Oh Joy! To see some pics please click below, keep upto date with latest pics by adding Martin Blondel as your friend. www.facebook.com/home.php#/album ... =847974432

Keep on keeping on folks, enjoying the updates and piccies.
All the best.

DAY THREE Chairmans Log

The alarm went at 5.00am. I tried to launch it and my snoring father through the window. I felt like I had been hit by Big Maurie> Not a bone was not aching or muscle sore to touch. Breakfast at 6.00 am on day two started a little later than planned at 6.45 with a 98 mile trip to Montauban. We had spilt into three groups today to make managing the support easier. Chris Joynt assisted with Group Three and did a tremendous job in bringing everybody home. 6 Hours 20 minutes in the saddle. I am standing up as I type this. I believe at this stage even Bob Hope wouldn't have done this for Charity!

Off for Dinner now. Mountain Climbing tomorrow over 65 miles. Oh Joy!

DAY FOUR

Montauban to Sarlat La Caneda 75.3 Miles

Another tough day in the saddle. 6.45am start. I was sent off with my group consisting of Chris Smith, Jimmy Rothwell, Chris Joynt, Steve Prescott, Barry Ford and Richard Blowman. My fellow athletes helped me over the Mountains today in temperatures which only mad men would be out in. 44 Degrees at worst. This was by far the toughest day so far with the Climbing and heat but everybody returned home safe if not a little saddle sore.

At this point I do feel like half man half Bike.

Preccy is in good form and the Team work is fantastic.

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We have climbed over 24,000 foot in 4 days and used over 6,000 calories on a daily basis.

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Latests blogs, pictures and videos now uploaded to the website and you can now also pledge your support by texting DONATE to 84142. Each text costs £3 plus your standard network text rate. A minimum of £1.44 will be donated to the Steve Prescott Foundation which helps Christies Hospital and The Try Assist Benevolent Fund.

Thank you to all for your support. Happy reading. More to be uploaded in the next few days.

Latest blog and a couple more pictures now online @ www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk

Latest blog and a couple more pictures now online @ www.steveprescottfoundation.co.uk

Fantastic effort by all concerned. Well done to all the lads.

The BBC even showed a bit of the arrival live! (It's always a bit of a shock when the BBC show something to do with RL live ...)

This article was by Carnegie Challenge team mate and Sunday Mirror Journalist David Burke.

NEVER has the match ball for the Rugby League Challenge Cup final endured such an arduous journey!
Steve Prescott, the former St Helens, Wakefield and Hull international full back, delivered the ball for yesterday’s showpiece after an 900 mile bike ride from Perpignan, 24 mile dragon boat paddle up the River Thames and a half marathon from Uxbridge to Wembley.
“Stevie Wonder,” diagnosed with terminal stomach cancer three years, remarkably completed every mile of the gruelling two week trek and deserved all the cheers when he completed a triumphant lap of honour at half-time with his band of intrepid adventurers.
Even searing 110 degree plus temperatures, 5am breakfast calls, 48,000 feet of tortuous climbs and crashes, which left ex Great Britain stars Gary Connolly and Lee Jackson nursing cuts and bruises, could not deter Steve and his pals.
There’s no denying it wasn’t a gruelling trip with many of the hill climbs used in the Tour de France.
There were plenty of laughs but not much partying – early nights at 10pm were the norm even for super-fit RL legends like former Great Britain stars Paul Sculthorpe, Chris Joynt, Anthony Sullivan, Steve Hampson, Connolly and Jackson.
Jimmy Gittins and Pete Stephenson, who were left paralysed after suffering broken necks playing amateur RL, deserve special praise – completing the trip on a specially adapted quad bike.
We averaged more than 80 miles a day on the bike including one marathon stint of 120 miles from Abbeville to Calais and then Dover to Ashford.
Then came the dragon boat paddle in atrocious conditions from Windsor Castle to Teddington Lock.
Torrential rain on the arduous seven hour paddle left most of the fund-raisers vowing never to sit inside a dragon boat again!
But at least we had a laugh with guest paddler Johnny Vegas, the St Helens born comedian, joining us on one leg on the Thames and entertaining the tow-path walkers and the crews with his slapstick humour.
The half-marathon yesterday drained the last ounce of energy from most of the group who expect to raise more than £100,000 for Christies Cancer Hospital in Manchester and the RFL Benevolent Fund, now known as Try Assist.
But the two week training camp left many of the 25-strong group boasting bodies like the professionals!
A customs officer at Dover was certainly impressed. He took a break from searching lorries with his sniffer dog to shout to us:”It’s all right lads I’m not looking for steroids!”
But the star of the show was Prekkie whose indomitable spirit continually lifted the group.
At the end of all 11 cycling days he even had the determination to push the pedals even faster shouting:”Sprint finish!” – and more often than not was up with the leaders!
What a trip and what a man!
• Donations to the fund can be made on the website steveprescottfoundation.co.uk

What a piccie that is. That is a belter, photoshop it so there is a sea of redvee shirts in the background and hull fc shirts to, get rid of those dirty primrose shirts, oh and the 1 or 2 shudds shirts that turned up to

Quality picture indeed.