Tour De TH_NK
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- MrBenn42: Seahouses to Tynemouth in a force 8 gale on the Great North Bike Ride; glad the wind was behind us most of the time :-) #tourdethink
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- MrBenn42: 85 miles on Saturday, woohoo! Hard work. The wind was in my face again :-( Could walk on Sunday though :-) < 4 Wks to go now! #tourdethink
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- MrBenn42: 41 Miles a day cycling to work and back is good for the legs, but when the heavans open, the car seems much more attractive! #tourdeth_nk
2 wheels, 1 fantastic cause
Breast Cancer CampaignWe did it! 13 of us from digital agency, TH_NK, cycled from our office in Newcastle to our office in London - a whopping distance of 426 miles over five days. We're still collecting sponsorship money for Breast Cancer Campaign, so please dig deep and see how much we can smash our £20,000 target by.
Thank you to everyone who sponsored and supported us along the way. It was an amazing event for such a worthwhile cause.
The Riders
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- Name: Gary
- Favourite food: Changes weekly; this week it's olives. And no, I'm not that healthy, as had you asked me last week I would have answered 'a full English breakfast'
- Best holiday destination: Spain seems to have it all. (Lucky so-and-sos…)
- Loves: Quality time with friends and family. And music. And a good kick about
- Hates: Today I'm in a good mood and don't hate anything. Give me a few hours though…
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- Name: Lee
- Favourite food: Haribo Strawbs - lush!
- Best holiday destination: Ibiza
- Loves: Music - the deeper and dirtier the better
- Hates: Sushi - tried it, can't get away with it
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- Name: David
- Favourite food: Chillis and cheese
- Best holiday destination: The next one
- Loves: Tea
- Hates: Not a lot
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- Name: Matt
- Favourite food: Toast
- Best holiday destination: Southside of Chicago in a record shop
- Loves: It's dawning on me that after 30 odd years, I actually love football. It's not a passing phase
- Hates: Am I allowed to say bike rides?
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- Name: Michael
- Favourite food: A good hot curry
- Best holiday destination: Touring anywhere on our big BMW Touring Motorbike with the wife on the back
- Loves: Tinkering with motorbikes, good food, nice wine and holidays
- Hates: Inconsiderate people
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- Name: Steve
- Favourite food: Bugs (luckily)
- Best holiday destination: The Lake District
- Loves: Succeeding
- Hates: Failing
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- Name: Tarek
- Favourite food: Sushi
- Best holiday destination: Maldives
- Loves: Sleep, cooking and my iPad
- Hates: Saddle sore
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- Name: Lucie
- Favourite food: Asparagus, broccoli and Ben & Jerry's macadamia ice cream (not together!)
- Best holiday destination: Maldives by a mile
- Loves: Time to chill, time with friends and our cat Scarlet
- Hates: People who put empty food packets / jars back in the cupboard – it dashes my hopes of peanut butter on toast every time
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- Name: Alex
- Favourite food: Everything except fish
- Best holiday destination: South of France – sun, lavender, olives and wine
- Loves: Wine, long lunches, sunshine...and a good sing!
- Hates: Seafood and rudeness
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- Name: Lynne
- Favourite food: Toast
- Best holiday destination: San Francisco
- Loves: Harold Lloyd
- Hates: People over-using the word 'obviously'
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- Name: Michelle
- Favourite food: Lasagne and cheesecake – I can't decide
- Best holiday destination: Cornwall
- Loves: Shoes, making jewellery, and spending time with my family and friends
- Hates: Biting into tangerines with hidden pips – ahhh, it's just the worst
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- Name: Gavin
- Favourite food: Anything that doesn't involve me cooking
- Best holiday destination: At home
- Loves: Spending time with my dog Alfie
- Hates: That I still don't have a bike for this
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- Name: Mr Huckleberry Hound – that's my Sunday name, Huckleberry will do
- Favourite food: It's got to be chicken skin
- Best holiday destination: The sea-side at Aberystwyth in Wales
- Loves: A good scratch
- Hates: Olives and fish - bleugh
The Route
We cycled 426 miles in total and boy was it hard work. We headed down the east coast to Yorkshire, then to Hull and the Wash, on to Cambridge and finally our London office at the end of day five.
Pics and stuff
The Route
We did this mammoth bike ride for Breast Cancer Campaign. Breast Cancer Campaign’s mission is to beat breast cancer by funding innovative world-class research to understand how breast cancer develops, leading to improved diagnosis, treatment, prevention and cure. Breast Cancer Campaign is also the charity behind the world-famous wear it pink day on Friday 29th October. We’re still collecting sponsorship money, so please dig deep and see how much we can smash our £20,000 target by.