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21.10.2023 - 06:23
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A man from Wythenshawe has completed the massive achievement of cycling just under 1200 miles across 11 countries in just over two weeks.
Wesley Hamnet, 40, was doing the bike ride for charity and raised over £1100 for four different charities.
Working as a cargo handler at Manchester Airport, Wesley has previous experience riding long distances on bikes after riding a pink bicycle from Manchester to Glasgow (230 miles).
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After planning the challenge last minute, it took the father of two around three weeks to complete his journey through Europe making it the toughest and most impressive goal he has achieved.
Cycling through Europe, Wesley went through England, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia, Luxembourg and Hungary.
Wesley’s chosen four charities he is raising money for are MFT Charity, The Christie Fund, MacMillan Cancer Care and The British Heart Foundation.
He said: “I chose to do this for the 4 charities, as they all in some way helped my grandparents while they were alive. The last of my grandparents passed on a few years back after his 2nd fight with cancer and I vowed to do what I could to help in memory of them all.”
Wesley began the challenge in Southwest Hungary after flying there in a town called Nagykanizsa with the finish line being his home in Wythenshawe.
Wesley continued: “The hardest part of the challenge was the first five days. I had no sleep hardly during the planning stage about ten days before the ride. I had two hours sleep before flying out to