The London-Paris is recognised as one of the world’s most exciting cycling events open to the public and is the closest the amateur rider can get to the Tour de France experience.
The 2012 edition celebrated 25 years since Stephen Roche won the Tour de France in 1987 - one of the greatest feats ever - winning the Giro, The Tour de France and the World Championships in that year.This year the team from Brewin Dolphin supporting Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research included:
Geoff Thomas
Aidy Boothroyd
Giovani Gonzalez
Findlay MacPherson
John Salako
Harvey Bennett
Harry Boxall
Marc Young
Jack Woodhouse
Richard Dillon
Catherine Robins
Neil Welch
Todd Harper
Gordie Houston
David Hood
Mark Cloves
Mike Simon
Paddy Johns
Robert Harper
Rosie Richardson-Aitken
Stephen Jones
Stuart Sangan
William Thompson
Andrew Lewis
Sonia O'Sullivan
Michael Sergeant
Tom Valentine
Phil White
Chris Cleave
The event is distinguished by having motorbike outriders, rolling road closures in France and professional logistical back up along the 520km route, from Hampton Court to The Eiffel Tower. In Paris, The London-Paris is one of only two cycling events granted road closures in the centre of the French capital - the other is the Tour de France. The peloton, with its 50 motorbike outriders, rolled along the famous Parisian streets to an emotional finish. Donate >
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