Congratulations Lynn!

Everyone who donated £5 or more was entered in to a draw to win a holiday in the Cotswolds. This fantastic prize was generously donated by Hoburne Holiday Parks. Lucky Lynn Cutis was won the holiday after being the person drawn today.

Thank you all for supporting us!

Monday June 12th 2006

Football's coming home, and so are we.

A long night partying in Koln, saw us return to our hotel at 4 in the morning. We'd lost our voices, the presents we'd bought for loved ones and most of our dignity! Up at 7, a quick breakfast and we loaded up the car for our return trip to Calias. We dropped James off in Brighton, Mark in Reading and Steve and I returned to Newbury for 8pm, 12 hours after we left Duren.

Sunday June 11th 2006

We've enjoyed a well earned rest partying with the world in Koln.  We've made it to the top of the cathedral with our heavy legs.  A real party atmosphere here with the very colourful and vocal Angola and Portugal fans.  Mark and James are supporting Portugal whilst Steve and I are rooting for Angola.  Team WCW

Saturday June 10th 2006

Day 5 - We did it!  The final day was hard but we made it.  414.81 miles in 5 very hot days.

At the finish we were welcomed to the town square by all my relatives waving English and German flags.  Now we are off for a slap up meal and some good beer.  Thanks again to all of you who have supported us.  Team WCW

Friday June 9th 2006

Day 4 - Open letter to the minister for roads: Sir, please sort your roads out, they are awful!

Our longest day in the saddle – 93 miles across Belgium. A total of two punctures today, one a piece for Steve and I, so that’s one to everyone now.  Roll on Holland and Germany tomorrow and the finish.

Thursday June 8th 2006

Day 3 was a day of two halves.   The morning was lovely green rolling fields of France, the afternoon we were lost in Lille.  It took us two hours to get through, and on top of that James ‘I always get punctures’ Gosney lived up to his name.  88 miles covered today which makes 250 in total and we are now in Belgium.  Over half distance and just two days to go.  Come on World Cup Wheels, you can do it!

Wednesday June 7th 2006

Day 2.  We made an early start knowing we had a long day ahead of us.  Again really hot, what have we done to deserve this?  We stopped for lunch at the Worlds Wonder pub in Warehorne, Kent.  Many thanks to the landlady Kathy for looking after us and for her very generous donation.

We made it to Dover by 3pm, just in time for our ferry at 6pm!  76 miles in total, and the last hill out of Folkestone nearly finished me.  Look out France here we come!

 Tuesday June 6th 2006 (6/6/6)

Day 1 and at last we are off. After months of planning we hit the road, then had to turn back because we forgot the map.Eventually got started by 8am.The day turned out to be very very hot but after successfully dodging the traffic on the A272 we arrived at Haywards Heath at 3:15, 86 miles away from the start line.