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WM FeaturesYou are in: Birmingham > BBC WM > WM Features > BBC WM Kidney Kids bike ride 2009  BBC WM's Phil Upton BBC WM Kidney Kids bike ride 2009Phil Upton and 19 other cyclists have completed a 400 mile bike ride down the French coast to raise money for the Kidney Kids Appeal. Phil, along with other dads from his home village of Claverdon in Warwickshire, left St. Malo on Wednesday 1st July. They peddled for more than 400 miles down the French Atlantic coast, arriving in Bordeaux on Saturday 4th July.  The route: St. Malo to Bordeaux (N - S) The 20 strong group are no strangers to marathon bike trips, having travelled from Claverdon to Paris last summer. In August '08, they clocked up another 80 miles cycling around the West Midlands. Phil and his team were sponsored for their French adventure and raised just over £10,000 for the BBC WM Kidney Kids Appeal, our campaign to buy a new kidney unit for Birmingham Children's Hospital.  Phil and some of the bikers last year Phil and team rode the 400 miles in soaring temperatures - but all managed to finish the ride. Phil said: "I really appreciate everything sent in by listeners, especially in these times, to make children more comfortable during their dialysis sessions." The BBC WM Kidney Kids Appeal has been running since July 2008.  Phil - August 2008 On Friday 12th June '09, BBC WM announced that so far you have helped to raise over £1 million for the Kidney Kids Appeal. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites For more on the BBC WM Kidney Kids Appeal, click the link below:last updated: 07/07/2009 at 12:54 You are in: Birmingham > BBC WM > WM Features > BBC WM Kidney Kids bike ride 2009   |
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