{"id":1777,"date":"2012-10-08T16:06:28","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T16:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1777"},"modified":"2012-10-08T16:06:28","modified_gmt":"2012-10-08T16:06:28","slug":"320k-raised-for-h4h-through-piste-2-plage-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/320k-raised-for-h4h-through-piste-2-plage-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3320k raised for H4H through Piste 2 Plage Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Over &pound;320,000 has been raised for Help for Heroes (H4H) thanks to the efforts of a number of cyclists.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Hulme and friend Iain Banks are just two of those who took in the Piste 2 Plage Challenge, which saw them complete a four-day bike ride from the Sainte Foy Tarentaise ski resort to the Cap d'Antibes on the Cote d'Azur.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Hulme told the Buxton Advertiser that it had been a very demanding challenge.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;I was really worried about the fitness side, but after all the training I put in around the Peak District, I felt absolutely fantastic and I was pleasantly surprised,&quot; he added.<\/p>\n<p>There were 125 riders in total who took part in the event and the 440-km route included the Cime de la Bonnette &ndash; which is the highest road in Europe &ndash; and various other sites that have featured in the Tour de France.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Samantha Thompson<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801465214-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801465214\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some 125 riders took part in the Piste 2 Plage Challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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