We cycled 1000 miles!
1000 miles, 10 countries, and despite feeling like our toes and fingers would fall off on the journey – a whole lot of Feel Good!
An Epic Journey
We rode into Venice on Sunday 25th May, feeling so good at what a difference we’ve made and a life changing experience we had.
This 10-country challenge took us over 1000 miles through England, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and finally, Italy.
It was a ride of ups and downs, taking us through every emotion, terrain and climate you could think of. But there were many beautiful moments of camaraderie and peace, and bonds for life were formed between this unlikely crew of 25 staff, supporters, alumni, and current beneficiaries, as they cycled together over the 2 weeks of the trip.
The hardest thing we’ve ever done
It truly took everything in us to complete, and saw us take on one of the hardest challenges we’ve ever faced. On Thursday, we were faced with a mind-blowing obstacle, and one of the hardest things any of us have ever done. As if a 6500 foot climb up and over the Alps wasn’t tough enough, we took on a 6500-foot climb in non-stop rain, sleet, and freezing temperatures. None of us could have predicted those conditions, and nothing could have prepared us for it. It took everything in us to push us on.
But we made it!
The support we received, and the reminder of why we’re doing this challenge, was our motivation through.
All the money raised will create life changing mentoring opportunities for young people. Our mentors offer a safe space for young people to overcome the challenges they’re facing, build confidence, and work on key life skills such as self-management and the ability to plan and achieve their goals. We do this within the community, as well as with every young person who comes through our Feel Good programme.
Thank you so much for your support, donations and kind words along the way – we couldn’t have done it without you.
Feel Good Facts
Thank you
To every single rider, whether you joined us for the first day, or the whole thing – you pushed your limits, and were a huge part of creating opportunities to thrive.
And to everyone at home who donated, offered kind words of support, shared what we were doing and followed the journey.
To the sponsors of the ride who helped us to make it happen: Apparent Properties, RedBrain, The Connolly family, The Burns Price Foundation, and Fruchtbar.
Photographer Nahwand Jaff, who joined us on the trip an
d captured incredible images of the ride.
And to our support crew, Aidan, Chris, Miles, Ryan and Rachel – we couldn’t have done it without you there by our sides, on hand to fix bike issues, take care of injuries and ailments, cheer us on at every checkpoint, and ensure we were fuelled up for the challenge.
It’s not too late to donate if you didn’t get a chance to; every penny will fund mentoring opportunities for young people in our community, and allow us to keep creating opportunities for young people to thrive.
And if you’re interested in doing a challenge for Regenerate please get in touch by emailing aimee@regenerate-london.org
