Update 25 May
Is this trip a bridge too far for Ouldcott and crew? Is Ouldcott the man who put the Rest in Brest? Will we see a photo of Ouldcott on a bike? His last location was the Hotel Napoleon Vendee.
The team need just £324 to get over the £3k fundraising target. Click here to have a look at the latest fundraising figure
Update 23 May
Photo of Rob added at the start of the day. We have yet to see Rob actually cycling. Fish out of water, my Ars.
Message from Lord Lobo.
"Looking good Rob. Keep pedalling. Ars is quite close, I bet you can smell it already! :-)"
The thermomemeter is rising here too on this site
UPDATE OF 22 MAY 2014
Interest in Rob's Ars goes global.
You couldn't make these headlines up if you tried, but it's true and all thanks to the Daily News of Open water Swimming who have made a splash on Rob Ouldcott.
As for Rob, who as you read this could well be tucked into his sleeping bag with a warm baguette and croissant and smelly cycling kit nearby. Actually, what might be nearer the mark, is Rob in a warm hotel rather than opting for the Bear Grylls hardman act. The imagery of baguette and croissant holds firm though.
But in uncharacteristically few words, Rob said that "it is cold and very wet here. We are running very late and are still not there. Will try harder tomorrow."
Let's support Rob and his crew by doing the basics and logging on here and making a donation.
21 May 2014
Did you hear the one about Rob Ouldcott when he walked in to a pastry shop in Brest and asked for a double entendre? Neither did I, but I bet Mr Ouldcott, the English Channel soloist, will be on to it while he and his mates cycle heads down and Ars up in France for three days.
Now that we have your attention, please click here to help Rob Ouldcott learn how to distinguish his Brest from his Ars. And by the time he cycles 500kms for a cancer charity, he really will know how his Ars feels for the British cycling tourist.
Rob has agreed that anyone can say what they like about him on the fund-raising website, as long as they donate money with a donut number on the end. And surely the Brest and Ars puns are as long as your arm (sorry).
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Rob and his crew will be whiling away their casual bike ride by throwing in some witty double entendres en route
MAP MY RIDE
The ride takes place from Thursday 22 May to Sunday 25 May.
You can research Rob’s tour du Patisserie here, he’s bound to know where the best bun shops are.
THE SERIOUS STUFF
Brest2Ars is a charity bike ride from Brest in Finisterre, Western France to Ars on Île de Ré. What started as a puerile joke in the pub 2 years ago became the first ever joint cycling fundraiser for Breast Cancer Care and Prostate Cancer UK.
B2A 2013 raised over £15,000 for both our nominated charities last year and was a memorable event for all those who took part or were involved in some way.
B2A 2014 will take place from the 22nd May to the 25th. Please tell your friends, support us with likes, follows and possibly even a few donations to our updated VirginMoneyGiving site.
You can read more about the event here
