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Brian Wronski and Matthew Evans left Cheltenham town centre on 22nd April. They were waved off by the Mayor of Cheltenham and Dennis Waterman. So far they have travelled over a third of the distance from Cheltenham to Faro in Portugal. They have sponsorship, to date, amounting to £50,000. Charities Half will go to the Variety Club of Great Britain Golfing Society for sunshine coaches for children, the rest going to an orphanage in Faro.  So far they have travelled over a third of the distance from Cheltenham to Faro in Portugal. | | Nicola Harrison |
The men are supported by Jo Smith on route, who is their driver, cook, cleaner, navigator and camper van driver; and by Nicola and Alan Harrison, Matthew's Sister and brother-in-law who are mission control in the UK. The team are slightly ahead of schedule and have already covered most of the French leg from Caen through Bordeaux heading for the pyrennes which they hope to have crossed by this Friday night.  | | The riders with the Mayor of Cheltenham |
Accidents | Only a couple of accidents so far...these have not had major consequences. | | Nicola Harrison |
Only a couple of accidents so far and, thanks to first aid from Jo and a long distance conversation with a bike shop owner in Niort, these have not had major consequences. Further information and updates can be found on their website, where pledges can be made also. This article contains user-generated content (ie external contribution) expressing a personal opinion, not the views of BBC Gloucestershire.Read some of the features you may have missed in ourarchive section or get in touch at [email protected]. | 
Cheltenham man Brian Wronski and his friend Matthew Evans recently set off on an intrepid charity 1500 mile bike ride to Portugal. Nicola Harrison provided this update...
