The adventure begins in Newark
Setting off from Calais on the first leg, not a saddle sore in sight, flap mash at the ready……………onwards!!!
First stop for lunch......could be worse, the Hostellerie Saint Louis, Bollezeele Monday 19th September 2022
First night in Ypres attending the 'Last Post' service at the Menin Gate
Inscription to the fallen
There are very few people alive today in Europe and the Commonwealth who did not lose one of their own.
If you look carefully you may spot yours....
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
Bridges en-route to 'The Bridge Too Far'.
Arrival at 'The Bridge Too Far' a far cry from Sept 1944
Still riddled with bullet holes as a reminder
The 'Bridge Too Far' today, the infamous 'John Frost' Bridge and the team in the far distance as they cross the finish line.
Memories from serving soldiers at Arnhem
Memories from serving soldiers at Arnhem a poignant reminder
Memories from serving soldiers at Arnhem
A ride and a half comes to an end
Celebrations at the end of the challenge
And in the evening a celebration meal and a hearty welcome from the Committee of the Newark Patriotic Fund in Holland to congratulate the intrepid cyclists on a job well done and over £24,000 raised for the Charity, the biggest single fundraising event in the Charity's history!
