Bike Ride Has Something For Everyone

 

Cycle From London to Brighton for Charity

This year Capital to Coast has paired with EDF Energy to add another route to the London to Brighton event; cyclists taking part in the charity bike ride can now start from the EDF Energy London Eye and cycle the 75 mile route to Brighton, passing by many famous London landmarks.

 

Charity Bike Rides for All Abilities

As well as the new, longer, route charity cyclists also have the option of shorter bike rides that allow them to do their part raising money for the Down's Syndrome Association and Norwood. The two 60 mile routes (a circular bike ride starting, and ending, in Brighton and another starting at Hampton Court and ending in Brighton), both offer a picturesque and scenic ride that can be taken at cyclists' own pace with free bike maintenance and refreshments offered along the ride to participants of the charity bike ride.

For the less confident cyclists, there is a 30 mile bike ride (from Haywards Heath, Sussex to Brighton), which is perfect for families that want to raise money for charity together.

 

Before you Start the Charity Bike Ride

In order to best enjoy the charity bike ride on the day it is strongly recommended that all participants practice and build up their fitness before undertaking any of the bike rides; luckily for those who want to join www.itrip.id and help raise money on the big day, there is still plenty of time to get yourself ready and sponsored before the 1st of July! London to Brighton is quite a distance, but perfectly achievable for anyone.

Cyclists should be looking to start practicing for the charity bike ride by going out for two short (20-30 minute) bike rides a week and in the third week they should add a longer bike ride (around 45 minutes) to their training schedule. After the fourth week the ride lengths should be increased to at least 30 minutes for the short bike rides and at least an hour for the longer bike ride.

Those who want to take part won't just need to prepare physically for the ride; they will also need to make sure that they are going to be sponsored by as many people as possible for their efforts. The easiest way to reach the 200 minimum sponsorship target (100 for children under 16) is to set up a fundraising web page with Virgin Money Giving and share the link to your page with as many people as possible through e-mail, Facebook and Twitter.

To join the London to Brighton charity bike ride visit.