LifeCycle members all set for their long trek

All is set for the 2,018 km ride from Honefoss in Norway to Rivanieni in Finland over the next 10 days by the Travelex LifeCycle Challenge 2006 team, in their bid to raise finds for the Renal Unit of St Luke's Hospital.

The team arrived at a school in Honefoss after travelling one hour by coach from Oslo Airport and after an almost two-hour delay in Malta.

There, they were greeted by the 13 members who had arrived three days ago to transport the bikes and foodstuffs, and who had made the necessary arrangements for transport and accommodation.

In spite of their evident tiredness, the cyclists went looking for their bikes and most of them set to work re-assembling them. The day was relatively easy, with most cyclists taking periodic naps to fuel up on energy for the 10 days ahead.

The day served for further team building, with cyclists and backup taking the opportunity of this rest day to build a stronger relationship between themselves and experience being the full team for the first time.

Anyone wishing to see daily updates of the LifeCycle Challenge may visit www.lifecyclechallenge.com, where one can donate online and show support by commenting in the guestbook.

Katana Entertainment has presented Lm1,131 from the sale of the DVD Angli - The Movie.

The sum was presented to Tony Bugeja, LifeCycle vice-chairman, by Mikhail Basmadjan and John Montanaro, also known as Angli.

In the meantime, one of the most prolific contributors to the LifeCycle cause, George Elmer, has collected Lm1,700, a sum he has already presented. Mr Elmer promised to continue collecting money hoping to reach his target of Lm3,000.

Donations to LifeCycle can be made by SMS on 5061 7356 for a Lm1 donation, 5061 8921 for a Lm3 donation and 5061 9208 for a Lm5 donation, by cheque to LifeCycle Organisation, c/o Renal Unit, St Luke's Hospital, Guardamangia, or in HSBC (Malta) account 061198792050 or Bank of Valletta account 1481421017.