We are approaching family, friends, colleagues and clients in the hope of raising in excess of £100,000 for Cancer Research UK. We would be grateful if you could please visit our fundraising page at www.justgiving.com/twocitieschallenge and donate generously. 

We will also be holding a Charity Auction on 16 April 2008. Please click here for further details. If you are unable to attend but would like to bid for an experience please let us know your maximum bid and we will act for you on the evening. You can do this by either letting your contact know or by emailing your bid to 2citieschallenge@jonesday.com.

In addition, members of an Elite Squad will be supporting the Challenge by taking part in either the Paris or the London Marathon (although none of the Elite Squad will attempt both Marathons or even the cycle). Please click here for further details of the Elite Squad.

We are updating the Diary on a weekly basis so please come back every Friday for an update on our progress.

LATEST NEWS:

20 May 2008 - the final Diary entry is written. Each of the Team leave their mark on the Challenge. Please click here for the final goodbye.

24 April 2008 - we break through the £100,000 barrier with a highly successful Charity Auction.

19 April 2008 - final photographs from the Challenge are loaded up on the website. Please click here to browse through our photos.

18 April 2008 - video highlights of the Challenge are put up on the website. Please click here for the footage.

14 April 2008 - footage of "the Bridge" is put up on the website. Please click here to see the horrible beast.



13 April 2008 - we finally complete the Challenge. Please click here for details.

10 April 2008 - the Team make it back to London and go crazy with relief on Blackfriars Bridge. Please click here for details.

9 April 2008 - the Team catch the ferry from Dieppe in time and arrive in Brighton as planned following the gruelling 100 mile cycle stage. Please click here for details.

8 April 2008 - the second leg of the cycle (Vernon to Liseaux) is finished off with a trip to the peaks that surround Liseaux. Please click here for further details.

7 April 2008 - the first leg of the cycle (Paris to Vernon) starts in farce, continues in farce and ends in farce. Please click here for details.

6 April 2008 - the Team and the Elite Squad complete the Paris Marathon. Please click here for details. Unfortunately, John P had to pull out due to illness. He will be sorely missed.

4 April 2008 - Rhys commences full-scale carb-loading. Please click here for details.

3 April 2008 - John Phillips "stalks" Frank Skinner into supporting the Challenge.

2 April 2008 - Giles Elliott changes his profile photograph.

31 March 2008 - the Charity Auction lots are announced.

30 March 2008 - still no reply from Chris Hollins. We hope he isn't too scared to join us for a bike ride.

26 March 2008 - Gary Player donates a signed piece of memorabilia to the auction with a message of support. 

25 March 2008 - Linda Lusardi joins the list of celebrities supporting the Challenge.

17 March 2008 - John D "bumps into" Chris Hollins, Bill Turnbull and Louise Minchin of BBC Breakfast in Battersea Park and extends an invite to them to get involved in the Challenge.

16 March 2008 - Wayne Alexander announces his support for the Challenge.

14 March 2008 - three of the Team will be appearing on BBC London 94.9 FM's Sunday Sports Show between 2-3pm this Sunday to discuss the Challenge.

1 March 2008 - seven of the Team complete a training ride from London to Brighton. Click on the links for video footage and a special report. In addition, Nick Broomfield (legendary film director) and Pete Bennett (winner of Big Brother 7) are photographed with the Team along the way. 

28 February 2008 - the charity auction is to be moved from Thursday, 3 April 2008 to another date in April. Further details will follow shortly.

26 February 2008 - Nell McAndrew supports the Challenge and is photographed wearing a Team jacket.

25 February 2008 - Jeremy Hazlehurst writes a piece for the Capitalist diary page of City AM.

24 February 2008 - the Challenge is mentioned in the Financial Mail on Sunday.

21 February 2008 - Sarah wins the Craghopper relaxation trousers competition by correctly guessing all the sizes.

18 February 2008 - Will nearly finalises our route from Paris to London but falls 1.3 miles short of the 300 mile target. See this week's Diary for details. 

16 February 2008 - the fundraising target is raised from £75,000 to £100,000.

15 February 2008 - the Craghopper relaxation trousers competition is launched.

14 February 2008 - the charity auction is moved from Thursday, 13 March 2008 to Thursday, 3 April 2008.

13 February 2008 - The monkey is restored to Leon's profile. Monkeygate may have ended.

8 February 2008 - Leon changes his photo and the monkey is removed. Monkeygate commences.

8 February 2008 - The Team takes delivery of their Craghopper relaxation trousers.

4 February 2008 - Wesley Johnson joins the Elite Squad.

3 February 2008 - Pat, Angus, Rhys and Seb complete the Watford Half Marathon. 

28 January 2008 - the Elite Squad announces its support for the Challenge.

25 January 2008 - Roberto Ciurleo, Official Sports Masseur for the Democratic Republic of Congo's Athletics Team and the Italian National Ultramarathon Team, signs up as the Team's massuer.

18 January 2008 - Roll on Friday makes the Challenge one of its six top legal stories of the week.

17 January 2008 - the Challenge is mentioned in LegalWeek.

16 January 2008 - Robert Elliott steps in to take Steve's place.

15 January 2008 - Steve Hollinshead retires from the team due to injury.