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Hi, At the end of June I'll be attempting to cycle across the Pyrenees in 100 hours, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. This route will be approximately be 720km with 11,000m of hills to pedal up! I do enjoy a nice bike ride but I must admit, i'm not that good at cycling up hills of this magnitude & would much rather be at home watching telly. Please help me raise money for some of the most vulnerable people in our society. Any donations are very welcome, whatever amount you are comfortable helping out with. This site gives options to remain anonymous & gives 100% of the donations to the charity! Many thanks, Phil. UPDATE. 15th July 2015. Hi everyone, I've recently completed the Pyrenean cycling event (720km in 100 hours) and wanted to give an update as to how it went. Firstly i’d like to say a big thank you for all the support so far, £865 has been raised for the NSPCC, there is still time to give if you can (you can even choose a different charity if you wish to support someone other than the NSPCC this will be an option when you're on the givey site). If you are a UK tax payer, please register your details so that the chosen charity can claim the tax back. Day one. Day one started at the Atlantic Ocean, in a French town called Hendaye near the Spanish border. There was a fairly modest amount of climbing compared to the rest of the route but one of the hills doubled my previous biggest climb. We had approximately 10 hours on the road, which served as a good warm up for day two. Day two. More serious climbing started on this day with two famous cols, popular in the Tour de France, and I found myself cycling above ski lifts and vultures! I found this day particularly difficult. Along with a total climb of roughly 3500 metres (11,430 ft) came temperatures that reached 39 degrees Celsius. Day three. Day three has similar elevation gains as day two, but spread out over a series of smaller cols. This saw us on the road for around 11.5 hours & we sadly had some riders drop out due to injuries & crashes. Day four. This day saw a very similar amount of time in the saddle as the previous day and twice I had to utilise a nicely chilled mountain river for an impromptu semi-naked ice bath to try and relieve the muscle spasms that were stopping me from peddling any further. I had serious doubts about me being able to complete this event today & i was more than pleased to reach the top of the last col. Day five. Last day! Today was thankfully a lot shorter, just 4 hours 45 minutes on the road and nowhere near the elevation gains as previous days. We made is to Cerbe on the Mediterranean coast at approximately 1pm just in time for cake and medals. Thankfully I managed to complete the ride & with almost half an hour to spare! Overall ride statistics. Distance = 734.8 km (456.6 Miles). Height climbed = 13,071m (42,884 ft). Time on the road = 48 hours 11 minutes. Total pedal revolutions = 157,583. Maximum temperature = 39 ºC (102ºF). Minimum temperature = 8.8 ºC (48ºF). Maximum speed = 43mph (69kph). Longest climb = 1,623m Vertical ascent (approx 30km distance). Extra calories burnt = 13,500. Extra heart beats = 145,786 extra beats above resting. Thanks again for all of the support.