In October of 2022, Polypipe Building Products Regional Sales Manager Gary Foord and Business Development Director James Matthews will take part in the Challenge Adventure Charities (CAC) ‘Cahors Challenge’ alongside Toby Edwards from Graham Plumbers Merchant and Sammy Shipton from SB Shipton.
After a break due to the pandemic, the team are back at it and excited to support CAC, this time with a 500 mile ride taking place over 3 days.
The team set off on Wednesday 28th September, embarking on an overnight crossing from Portsmouth to St Malo, setting off early Thursday 29th September to begin the challenge.
Day 1 - Saint Malo - Angers – 164 miles, 7,000ft climbing
The teams start cycling from under the historic walls of the maritime city of St Malo, heading from Brittany through parts of Normandy before turning South to cross the Loire for the first nights’ rest in a holiday village near Angers.
Day 2 - Angers – Limoges – 224 miles, 13,400ft climbing
After an early breakfast on Day 2, the teams will follow the Loire through Saumur and then the Vienne and finally the Creuse river valley taking us South to Limoges.
Day 3 - Limoges – Cahors – 177 miles, 11,000ft climbing
From Limoges the teams continue South to the source of the Dordogne, passing Rocamadour to the finish in Cahors, home to the French Malbec wine, revered by Tzars, Popes and Princes.
The team from the 2019 Mont Ventoux Challenge
For 25 years, Challenge Adventure Charities have organised cycle event across Europe raising over £4,378,000 for cancer, heart and other medical research. Team Polypipe are thrilled to be taking part once again.
Gary Foord has been taking part in these challenges for several years now including the 2017 Alsace Challenge, the 2018 Annecy Challenge and the 2019 Mont Ventoux challenge – we wish him and the team the best of luck!
If you would like to make a donation, you can find their Just Giving page here Gary Foord is fundraising for Challenge Adventure Charities (justgiving.com)