AMOUNT RAISED

€1775.00

Six Times Up Alpe d’Huez — For a Reason That Matters

In June, I will participate in Alpe d’HuZes, a very special cycling event where the goal is to climb Alpe d’Huez up to six times in a single day to raise money for cancer research.

One climb of Alpe d’Huez is already a serious challenge. Six climbs means almost 7,000 meters of vertical climbing in one day. It’s long, it’s hot (or cold), it hurts, and at some point during the day I'll start questioning my life choices.

Which, if I’m honest, makes it a pretty perfect event for me.

I have always been a bit stupid when it comes to sports and goals — very performance driven, always setting ambitious (or should I say, too ambitious) targets, and then figuring out afterwards how to actually get there. Leading a brand like Cervélo probably doesn’t help either, surrounded all day by people whose entire mission is to make riders faster. At some point I start believing I should probably ride faster too.

So naturally, just riding up once is never going to bean option. I will be aiming for all six climbs.

But the real reason for doing this event is not the challenge itself. Alpe d’HuZes is about raising money for cancer research and improving the quality of life for people living with cancer. Like for most people, cancer has affected people around me: friends, family, people you least expect. Almost everyone has a story, and that’s what makes this event different from any normal ride or race.

On that mountain, every climb is for someone.

So while I will be pushing myself physically to see if I can make it up six times, the real goal is to raise as much money as possible for a cause that matters much more than a bike ride or a personal challenge.

If you are able to, please consider donating to my fundraising page. Every contribution, big or small, makes a difference.

And when I’m somewhere on climb five or six, suffering on those endless switchbacks, I will know exactly why I’m there.

Thank you for your support.