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victory tour

Victory tour – 82 km, 625m ascent, lovely day–> raised CHF 820.- still counting, please continue donating Victory tour – Meeting volunteers and sponsors! 888 km! On a lovely but chilly morning we left home to meet sponsors and volunteers. Despite the spontaneity of our trip they made time to join us for a chat.We […]

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Day twelve

Day 12 – looking back at 806km for empowermefirst.college Day twelve – We are looking back at 806 km cycled for empowermefirst.college Day twelve was a day filled with work for the college: Fundraising, planning education, contacting future volunteers, clarifying strategy. Listen to founder Anthony Powell on his thoughts about the bike trip and leadership.

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Day ten

Day 10 – 71 km, a lot of head wind, our toughest day–> raised CHF 1570.- Day ten – Rain, wind, wind, wind… Day ten was the toughest day on our trip so far. All they there was a strong head wind making it hard to breathe, even after the rain stopped. It was cold

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Day nine

Day 9 – 93 km, mostly flat, some wind–> raised CHF 1040.- Day nine – monotonous, speedy, going with the flow This day was a day we could go with the flow.We basically followed the river Rhine all the way to lake Constance. There was some head wind. Maybe the most interesting fact were the

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Day eight

Day eight – 87.4 km, 535 m ascent–> raised CHF 1190.- Day eight – Sun, beautiful scenery, some ups and downs Well rested we started early in Brig on the train to Sedrun, as both the train staff and others in Brig advised against doing Oberalppass as it was supposedly covered in snow. Once on

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Day seven

Day seven – Rest day Day seven – Rest day, but busy Today we rested our bodies, but our minds stayed alert, working on replanning our trip as it had snowed down quite low and even Oberalppass, which was supposed to be open, is covered with snow. We are taking the train all the way

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Day six

Day six – Cold, rain, 58 km, 200m ascent–> We raised CHF 1655.- Day six – Cold, tendinitis and very blissful We started in Sion and had planned to go all the way to Fiesch. But not only did it start raining and the forecast said snow for Sunday on the route to Oberwald and

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Day five

Day five – Cold, wind, rain, some sun 78 km, 210m ascent–> We raised CHF 1036.- Day five – Rainy, windy, hilly and varied We started in Montreux, a lovely town at lake Geneva, with palm trees and many market stands at the lakeside promenade. Then we passed castle Chillon, which is supposed to be

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Day four

Day four – The first bit of hill after we left home, nearly 71 km, 460m ascent–> We raised CHF 710.- Day four – Rainy, windy, hilly and varied We started off in Yverdon, which is not just thought to be the original place of the la Tène culture but also the town where Pestalozzi,

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