Colin Jones - Cycling

COMPLETED! ✅

Well that's Vietnam and Cambodia done, what an incredible experience.

The team I was with could not of been better, we bonded so quickly and encouraged us all right to the end.

The route through both countries took us along tar and mud roads, through towns and villages where all the locals would wave and say hello as we passed by 👋🏼 🚴🏼‍♂️

We passed rice fields, temples, war trenches and military memobilla! The heat was extremely hot each day, with a good down pour on one day making the route through the country very interesting.

We arrived back in LHR this morning so looking forward to deciding where the next adventure will be!

Thank you everyone for your support and donations - with your help we raised £2500 for British Heart Foundation 😄

THANK YOU!

Day 5 and our last cycling was mainly sightseeing but we completed 50k! With Gala dinner last night so not much time, now getting ready to leave hotel in a few hours for the airport🚲✈️👍

Day 4 - easily the toughest day so far! We went off road, the heat and humidity was on another level 😚🍻

Completed 80km today and what kept us going was the thought of a hotel pool at the end!

Day 3 - Completed ✅

Best day so far and easily the hottest! 38 degrees, uncomfortable on occasions, but plenty of stops. Today was through Cambodia countryside, dirt tracks and local villages, kids greeting us while we passed temples and rice fields.

It rained in buckets for about 15mins but then cleared again!

58 miles today, now at the hotel at Kampong on the Mekong River... Brilliant room and view, might even have different food to rice and chicken!! 👍🏼🚴🏼‍♂️🚴

Day 2 - Completed 54 miles in 37 degrees! Regular water stops very 8miles so all good.

We 1st cycled to Temple for a visit and the onto the Cambodia border and the Vietnamese are really friendly! All the kids are so happy cheering and waving as we cycle through their towns. 😄

At the border we said goodbye to our Vietnamese guide and bike team once into Cambodia. Then 25 miles of passing cows grazing everywhere, kids running up as we pass and horns blasting from lorries, cars and scotters!

It’s time for a rest in the hotel now ready for a well earned beer! 👍🚲😚

DAY 1 - Great 50mile ride today mostly roads!

Started at the tunnel which was an amazing experience, completely told the true story on the Vietnam war!

The locals were great fun waving and cheering - not a bad way to start the adventure 👍😄

THANK YOU! 😄

Its now only a few hours away when I head off on my cycle challenge through Vietnam and Cambodia raising money for my chosen charity the Bristish Heart Foundation. To the many friends, family and businesses who have already kindly donated - thank you very much! It’s greatly appreciated!

If you have not yet done so, its not too late... Please donate to my JustGiving page here - www.justgiving.com/fundraising/colin-jones40

During my challenge I will be posting photos and blogs which I hope you will find time to read and support me on my journey 👍🏼😄

Thank you in advance for your support while I’m on my adventure! 🚴🏼‍♂️

With just over 50 days to go before Colin gears up for the epic team bike ride across Vietnam & Cambodia there is much needed funds to raise for his chosen charity the British Heart Foundation.

We thank you very much if you have already donated monies to Colin’s challenge it is very much appreciated, but please time is running out and he will be delighted if you could help him achieve his target and contribute a donation today – every penny goes to BHF and lifesaving research!

Please check out Colin’s Just Giving Page and donate today - thank you!! justgiving.com/fundraising/colin-jones40

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THANK YOU!!! 😀 👍 🚴

Thank you to EVERYONE who has been so generous with your donations for my upcoming cycle ride from Vietnam to Cambodia in October! So far we have raised £1,435 for the British Heart Foundation and I appreciate every pound that has been donated so far towards my target!

My JustGiving page can be found here - https://buff.ly/3pyND3S - thank you all again so much for your support!!

The training continues in preparation for my Vietnam to Cambodia cycle in October!! 😀👍

Thank you to everyone who has supported me along my training so far but there's still time to show your support by donating on my JustGiving page! I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation, every pound helps so please give what you can to help me hit my target. Thanks!

My JustGiving page can be found here - https://buff.ly/3pyND3S

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Not as hot as Cambodia, but great to cycle in the sun 😎😎☀️

Only 5 months until I embark on my Vietnam to Cambodia cycle ride to raise money for the British Heart Foundation! 😁

I'd be so grateful for your support! My JustGiving page can be found here - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/colin-jones40 - thank you so much if you have sponsored me already!!

Saturday solo ride around the Vale, still training hard my charity cycle ride in October! https://www.strava.com/activities/8976950163

My JustGiving page can be found here - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/colin-jones40 - thank you so much for your support!! 😁🚴🏼‍♂️

With the Vietnam to Cambodia cycle only a few months away I just wanted to thank EVERYONE who has already donated towards my challenge raising money for the British Heart Foundation! Really appreciated 😄

My JustGiving page can be found here - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/colin-jones40 - thank you so much for your support!!

For my birthday this Wednesday I’m asking all my friends and family for donations to my cycle ride from Vietnam to Cambodia on behalf of British Heart Foundation 😊 I’ve chosen this charity because their mission means a lot to me and I hope that you’ll consider contributing as a way of celebrating my birthday with me - every little bit will help me reach my goal!

Please click my JustGiving link to find out more 👉 https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/colin-jones40

Hi all! I'm raising money for the British Heart Foundation and I'd be so grateful for your support.

I will be challenging myself on this 9-day adventure to some of South East Asia’s most famous landmarks. Over 5 days of cycling, I will be passing remote villages, paddy fields, the mighty Mekong, ancient temples, bustling cities, and experience the deep history of this incredible region raising money for the British Heart Foundation.

Five years ago I suffered a heart attack cycling up Caerphilly mountain while competing in the Cardiff Velothon - I spent time in the Neville Hall, Abergavenny and finally received the operation at the Heath Hospital, where I had a stent fitted. I have been active all my life, ex-footballer, athlete and cyclist, and as far as I was concerned nothing like that was going to happen to me!

As a member of Dinas Powys Rotary Club, I have for a number of years raised monies for various charities by arranging or competing in charity events, in fact I organised a cycle event from Calais to Bruges for our club members raising £11,000 for Prostrate Cancer Cymru back in 2019 - however this event will be greatest challenge to date.

Recently a very good friend of mine and member of Dinas Powys Rotary Club, tragically died of a massive heart attack at his home - he was very active, ex-professional football, local cricket player and was still active in crown and indoor bowling.

I wanted to give myself another challenge and to choose The British Heart Foundation and raise as much monies as I can for my chosen charity will be a privilege and an honour and a memory to my good friend Dougie.

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JustGiving link - https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/colin-jones40

The British Heart Foundation has helped halve the number of people dying from heart and circulatory disease in the UK but sadly every day hundreds of people lose their lives. It's only thanks to support from people like us that the BHF can create new treatments and discover new cures. £24 could pay for two hours of research by an early career scientist, but every pound helps so please give what you can to help me hit my target. Thanks!

Colin's Off The Beaten Track Cycle Adventure Through SE Asia page Help Colin Jones raise money to support British Heart Foundation