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PEAKS CHALLENGE 03

THE BRITISH HEART FOUNDATION
ROWSLEY, NR. MATLOCK
DERBYSHIRE

Events info by the
British Heart Foundation

The info:

Heart disease & the facts: Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of death in the UK; 1 in 4 men & 1 in 6 women die from it. Heart disease affects people of all ages & from all backgrounds. It has a terrible impact on the lives of many individuals and their families.

'We had the heart for it' a 30 mile ride through Derbyshire's spectacular Peak District starting & finishing at Rowsley, Peaks Rail JCT, off the A6 near Matlock.

IT'S SUNDAY, SO ITS ANOTHER EVENTS DAY

~ Bicyclemania Ride ~

After a good stuffing at Mac's on the way over to Matlock. Kidder & Chiefy arrived at about 09.15 for a kick-off time of 10.00am. The British Heart Foundation charity event fell on a free weekend so Kidder & Chiefy were up for having a bash around the great Derbyshire peaks. They register and rolled out of the Thomas the tank engine site (Peak Rail Junction) and headed off into the wild ......er ....tarmac roads. Kidder had just come off the night shift and was felling a little delicate, so it was a slow start.

The pair soon found there cycling legs and started to turn the pace on. It was great to see so many bikers out on the ride all helping to raise money. About half way around the trailfinders (Kidder & Chiefy) stop at the refreshments stand and had a drink and bite, to there amazement along comes a lad riding a Santa Cruz straight 8 with a full face helmet on ..... 'ho well each to there own'. From then on the pair top geared it along the off road trail for a good few miles collimating in a downhill section of about 100 feet and back onto the road.

From here on it's a steady run back to the finish line. Into the last village and there's farmer Giles on his tractor towing a trailer full of bales driving down the middle of the high street blocking Kidder & Chiefy's way. Chiefy makes a dash for it and jumps the pavement and bombs down the side passing farmer Giles, Kidder gets stuck behind, but does manage to blast passed on a blind bend ..nutter. The pair arrive back at the finish and receive a little B.H.F. medal for there efforts and donations. "The good thing about these charity rides is"
(A) you get to ride around a pre-set route which is signed & Marshalled with refreshments so no need to keep stopping and checking the map. (B) you make a small donation and help a worthy charity to boot.

Team Results	Rider	Category	Number	Field	Miles	Time
	Chiefy	Charity	228	200 plus	30	02:34:07
	Kidder	Charity	?	200 plus	30	02:35:12

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