Mont Ventoux
Charles Gibb
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This is a first time event for me. I live in New York City and have never before tackled anything beyond a few laps of Central Park with my son behind in the kids’ seat. I bought my first ‘real bike’ in January and due to the inhospitable NYC winter started training indoors, spending endless hours on a stationary bike or spinning in a local gym.
Mont Ventoux is seen as the hardest of all the mythical Tour de France climbs and achieved worldwide notoriety when it claimed the life of the great English cyclist Tom Simpson.
In 1970 Eddy Merckx rode himself to the brink of collapse while winning the stage. He received oxygen, recovered, and won the Tour de France.
"The Ventoux is a god of Evil, to which sacrifices must be made. It never forgives weakness and extracts an unfair tribute of suffering” - Roland Barthes, French philosopher and cycling fan.
From cruising Central Park to ascending the Ventoux summit, this promises to be quite an adventure!
Thank you in advance for your support and above all for any contribution to The Jodi Lee Foundation.
Donations
| From | Amount | Message |
|---|---|---|
| James & Fiona Cockeram | $100 | Huge congrats!! |
| MHUSA | $100 | Congrats on such an amazing accomplishment Charles!!!! |
| Chloe Lloyd-Jones | $100 | Seriously impressive Charles! We are thinking of you! Chloe and Tom |
| Jomar Maintenance Pty Ltd | $100 | Well done Charles. Extremely impressed!! |
| Mary Goss Robino | $100 | Go Charles!!! |
| will harris | $200 | Well done Charles! truly inspiring, and a wonderful cause. willx |
| Gilbert Herrera | $500 | Your work is very inspirational. I'm sure you'll rock it. Best wishes. |
| Wieslaw PILAT | $100 | Charles , Bravo and thanks for what are you to support the others ! |
| David Jack | $150 | Good Luck Gibbo. Looking forward to the pictures. Davo. |
| FREDERIC CHARDOT | $100 | Go Charles Go !!!!! |
| Sarah Bentley | $50 | Amazing Effort!! Good luck for the final week of Training |
| Norman and Maris Soutar | $100 | We have so enjoyed following your training programme. Good luck and enjoy, brave man! |
| sherri silverstein | $100 | Best of luck! Jeff and Sherri Silverstein |
| Helen Appleyard | $100 | Awesome stuff Gibbo. All the best and loads of love. xxx |
| Belvedere | $250 | Go Charles, GO! Will be thinking of your every pedal all week! |
| Bianca + Irina Belvedere | $200 | Tremendous adventure! We will cover your back on the amplification!! #getcharlesupthemoutain on the cover of NY times & Google homepage!! |
| Brian Citron | $50 | Best of luck. Expect an easy up and down, like your golf game! |
| John Pennycuick | $50 | Good luck Charlie UTR |
| George Leon | $200 | Keep fighting a good fight! |
| Lucy Campbell | $100 | You are bloody legend Charles! Go you good thing! Such a tremendous cause! |
| Ramiro Otano | $100 | Enjoy the trip and take good care ! Ramiro |
| David Schiffrin | $100 | Good luck! |
| Tim & Gemma Warrillow | $150 | Very best of luck!! |
| MH Europe | $150 | Bravo Charles! From Marathon-man to Mont-Ventoux-man, this will be quite a challenge but we are all with you!!! |
| Springwise | $50 | Having seen you in action training in NYC this weekend there is now doubt that you will conquer the ferocious Ventoux. Bonne chance! |
| Ali, Saunders, Finlay & Rocky Dog Ric | $100 | 28yrs ago was the last time we took on such a challenge together when our bodies were leaner, fitter and stronger. So why now...because we can! Proud of you as always....The Gorilla x |
| Jessica Miller | $100 | Yay Charles! I am so proud of you! |
| Anna Wlodarz | $50 | Powodzenia @presbelve ~A. |
| lynley bennett | $50 | May jodie shine down on your ride, pedal safe darling! |
| Piro | $201 | I gave more than Matt Robertson |
| Emma White | $30 | Good luck!!! |
| krug | $200 | Dear Charles My biking is so poor, I have so much respect for what you are doing that I feel better collaborating, Bravo!! Bests Maggie |
| Jas Hennessy | $100 | We will be will you all the way up! |
| Laurent Morel | $100 | Allez Charles - Le Mont Ventoux will open its door for a Scotts man ! |
| Colin Gibb | $100 | Good luck and enjoy! |
| Flea | $200 | |
| Erin and Scott Leyton | $128 | Congratulations Charles on this challenging ride for a great cause! Wishing you an amazing experience and good luck. |
| James Gairdner | $50 | Chapeau Gibbo very jealous enjoy the the ride!!! |
| Stuart Lawrence | $100 | Charles you legend! Seriously impressed Boet! Will be with you in spirit. Go conquer that Monster! |
| Nathan Smith | $50 | Well done Gibbo - my fellow MAMIL!! |
| Moet Hennessy Australia & New Zealand | $50 | SUCCESS - the achievement of something desired. |
| Moet Hennesssy USA | $100 | Message of support |
| Brendan Dobbins | $50 | Make sure you keep hydrated... with plenty of Belvedere! |
| Nicola Stephenson | $500 | Amazing challenge ... Good luck! |
| Mission Media Ltd | $500 | Amazing challenge ... Good luck! |
| Sarah Shaw | $30 | Silly chap! |
| Sarah & Britt Shaw | $100 | $50 for thinking of doing it, and $50 if you complete it!!! |
| Belvedere Vodka | $100 | Good luck Charles ! |
| Belvedere Vodka | $50 | Best of luck Charles! |
| Christina and Tim Norris | $100 | You've been climbing mountains as long as I've known you! |
| L Capital | $100 | Go well Charles |
| Charles Richardson | $1,000 | Big Mig is watching |
| Richard Yeomans | $50 | Good luck Charles! Just think about how much fun it will be coming back down.... |
| Marc Hoellinger | $100 | May the Force be with you ! Le Ventoux est un monstre .... |
| MOET HENNESSY DIAGEO HONG KONG | $100 | Awesome commitment! Best of luck. |
| Chris Lee | $200 | We admire and thank you for undertaking such an enormous challenge in support of the Foundation. |
| agnieszka smektala | $200 | Amazing initiative! Keeping fingers crossed for your whole team! |
| Andrew McLaren | $100 | Go MAMIL! or is it MAGIL... middle aged Gibb in Lycra! Either way hats off big boy! |
| (RED) | $100 | Good luck Charles! |
| Belvedere Vodka | $100 | Awesome and Inspiring! Best of luck Charles! |
| Jo Thornton | $100 | Great stuff Charles, a great challenge for such an important cause. Hats off to the Hatta! |
| Nell P/L | $100 | Gibbo, luckily you (like me) were gifted with an incredible body so wearing lycra won't be a problem. Good luck and send lots of photos from this adventure. Regards, Goodhue |
| Bobby and Lorna Bruce Bruce | $100 | Wonderful challenge and a great cause. I've no doubt you'll all do it...in style. Bobby Bruce |
| Malgorzata Kwilosz | $50 | Keep doing great things! |
| Fatboy USA | $100 | You continue to amaze me! Best of luck, Charles! |
| Purple Lake | $50 | |
| Cerentha & Sam Piccione | $100 | May the force be with you! And put some pants on man! |
| Malcolm Dunbar | $100 | I would have paid that just to see you in lycra!! Amazing effort Charles - you have my respect and best wishes (make sure you beat the other buggers to the summit!). |
| Alister and Sam Lee | $50 | Big challenge & great effort. Best wishes from all the Lee's. |
| John Moreira | $100 | |
| James Stevenson | $100 | Strength!! - Gibbo and to you all. Great act, great cause. ATB, Rocket, Katie, Mac & George |
| Drum Commodities | $150 | The very best of luck - Andrew, Katie, Ed & El |
| QFB Pty Limited | $200 | Huge effort. Smash it up, Charles. |
| Charles Gibb | $500 | Go Daddy!! |
| Nick Lee | $100 | Ride strong brother! |