300km Virtual Cycle 'Across Lesotho'. Please Donate

cdaly_

Alan Daly (aged 16) is a Transition Year student in Portmarnock Community School.

He has volunteered to do charity work in Lesotho, Southern Africa in association with Action Ireland Trust (Registered charity no. CHY 20533).

Since 2011, Action Ireland Trust has worked on a practical level to help improve public facilities in Lesotho, Africa.

• construction of a science block and kitchen facility at Hlalele High School
• planting and harvesting of a commercial crop for the community.
• completed the development of sanitation facilities at Hlaele HS.
• Ongoing renovation of the 80 year old hospital in Roma including re-flooring and re-roofing.
• Read more...

Alan is fundraising for the Action Ireland Trust February 2017 Project.

On the 8th and 9th October, Alan, along with his father Conor (a veteran of the 2015 1200km Paris-Brest-Paris Audax) will do a 300km 'virtual' cycle 'across Lesotho'.
This virtual cycle will take place from 9am to 7pm on the seafront at Clontarf, Dublin using a stationary tandem. Helpers will be doing a bucket shake collection from passers by.

During the cycle there will be a live auction of donated cycling goods via the Boards.ie cycling forum. Publicity will by way of the Boards.ie forum with 'progress' updates during the cycle.

We are looking for donations and/or for new cycling items to auction on the day. Your donation will be publicised on this thread.

Any support you can provide will be very much appreciated. Please with PayPal or credit card. Thank you...

smacl

€20 to get you started, happy turboing!

Eamonnator

Since, you refused my kind offer of the Turbo Trainer, I suppose I'd better try again. €20 headed your way.

cdaly_

Yay! Thanks guys.

Thanks also to Paul Newman for a donation to the fund along with the loan of a tandem...

Beasty

Donation made

Wishbone Ash

Donation made.

cdaly_

Woo! Thanks Beasty...


And W.A...

cdaly_

Just picked up second turbo trainer from Rogue-Trooper (along with another donation!) Thank very much RT...

Rogue-Trooper

cdaly_ wrote: »

Just picked up second turbo trainer from Rogue-Trooper (along with another donation!) Thank very much RT...

No problem. Mrs RT said you have lovely plums (I'll just leave that one there.....)!!

Best of luck with it.

cdaly_

Another donation from G1032 of this parish. Thanks very much...

cdaly_

Due to the horrible weather* (stormy winds and heavy rain) we are postponing this until the weekend of 8th October. Sorry to have built up the excitement just to deflate it but it means you'll all have more time to get donating in the meantime...



*I'd cycle in the rain of course but there just wouldn't be anybody to collect from...

Rogue-Trooper

cdaly_ wrote: »

*I'd cycle in the rain of course

Not on my fcukin turbo you won't!!!

Niamh Greystones

To add to the spectacular excitement, actor Niamh Daly, 'Debbie' from Fair City, will be there Sunday 9th from 12-3pm shaking a bucket and cycling a km or two. Spread the word if you know any excitable fans who might be encouraged to come down and support/donate..

cdaly_

Getting all tooled up.

A heap of turbo trainers


And a pile of bikes (tandem included)...

cdaly_

Niamh Greystones wrote: »

To add to the spectacular excitement, actor Niamh Daly, 'Debbie' from Fair City, will be there Sunday 9th from 12-3pm shaking a bucket and cycling a km or two. Spread the word if you know any excitable fans who might be encouraged to come down and support/donate..

cdaly_

So. We're all ready for an early start in the morning. The route is from Mabotse in the west via Likupa, Morija (50km), Maseru, Roma (100km) All pretty flat before we get into the mountains - Ntsi, Fosi, Marakabeis (150km Halfway!), nothing for the next 50km until we reach Thaba-Tseka , Mohlanapeng, Maputsoe (240km), over the last climb and down to Rafolatsane (285km) and on to the finish at Mokhotlong (300km). Handily enough, Mokhotlong Airport is nearby so we don't have to ride all the way back!

This will all be happening on a stationary tandem on the seafront at Clontarf, opposite the Yacht club tomorrow and Sunday. Stop by if you're passing and drop a donation in the bucket or you can with PayPal. Your support will be much appreciated...

cdaly_

You can also help by bidding in the live auction. The auction runs until midnight on Sunday 9th October.

The auction works like this:

• You bid by donating your bid and replying to the thread with your bid.
• Next bid is also a donation and must be higher than the previous.
• If two bids of the same amount are received, the first one seen on PayPal has priority.
• The highest bid at the close wins the item
• Losing bids remain as donations (Thank you).

Happy bidding...

cdaly_

And we're off.

It's a fine, cool spring morning here in Mabotse. Light northerly breeze and temperature around 10C.

Looks like rain later though...

cdaly_

Doing well. Just left Morija and heading for the capital at Maseru. 55k in 2h30...

cdaly_

5 hours in and we've just left Roma behind as we head into the hills.
Getting cooler with some rain starting and the wind picking up...

cdaly_

2 hours in the mountains and only another 25k done. Still wet and windy but we'll press on to Marakabeis (halfway) before we stop for the night...

cdaly_

Finally in at Marakabeis with 155km done in wind and rain. Looks like staying dry but cool tomorrow with 145km to go...

cdaly_

Remember Fair City's 'Debbie' will be with us tomorrow afternoon from 12 till 3 on the seafront in clontarf...

cdaly_

Got off to a later start this morning but we've 15k under our belts already. It's a nice bright, clear morning with a bit of a tailwind helping us along. Welcome change after yesterday's rain.

170k done, 130 to go...

cdaly_

Another 40km done in the last two hours. A nice 20k descent picked up the pace for a while but we're back climbing now...

cdaly_

Only 25km to go.
Paralympian Michael Delaney (2008) came by and gave us a big 20km boost in the hills.

There's one last climb to go and then it's a 15k descent to the finish...

cdaly_

And we're done. Had a visit from Dermot_Illogical for the final descent.

All in all a great weekend and thanks to all for help and donations...