My name is Kyle Martin and welcome to 3 Grand Tours For Teenage Cancer Trust, a non-profit fundraising website. In 2013 I have challenged myself to cycle 10,000 km in 63 days when I will attempt to solo cycle the 3 Grand Tours of Europe – the Giro d’Italia, Tour de France and Vuelta a España.
Just like my Tour de France For Teenage Cancer Trust ride in 2012 it is a memorial cycle ride for my late father Bob Martin and once again I’ll be cycling as a fundraiser in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust, a charity devoted to improving the lives of teenagers and young adults with cancer. In 2012, with help from family, friends and local businesses, we raised £5,464.63. In 2013 we’d like to raise £10,000 – as little as £1 for each kilometre cycled.
Many people hold a secret ambition to do something amazing in their life. For many years mine had been to ride the Tour de France. In the summer of 2012 I fulfilled that ambition when I successfully undertook the challenge of soloing the 2012 Tour route. This year I hope to fulfil another ambition when I will go one better (well, two actually) and ride all 3 Grand Tours.
In 2013 – 3 Grand Tours: The Giro, Le Tour & La Vuelta
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Tour de France, 2012
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About Teenage Cancer Trust![]() So Teenage Cancer Trust have created specialist units that arenât like ordinary cancer wards. Everything about them has been designed to give teenagers the very best chance of a positive outcome. And they want every teenager and young adult in the UK with cancer to have that chance.→ Official Website |
2012 Tour in Pictures |
The Grand Tours of Europe![]() Over the years only a handful of riders have ridden and completed the Giro, Tour & Vuelta in the same year. It is rare for a professional cyclist to even start all three tours in one year. And for those that do – usually sprinters and their lead-out men – the aim is to win stages and retire from the race before it reaches the high mountains. In fact, only 32 riders have ever ridden all three tours to their conclusion in the same year. |