So this was it, the final day! A quick 8am breakfast before wagons east at 9! In case you're wondering, that's Mr Hannam's saying of the trip 'wagons east', aka departure time! I'm not sure how much of the time we were actually heading east, but hey, let's not get caught up in minor detail. Anyway 'wagons south' doesn't sound half as good! Ride 1 of the day was a beautiful 32 miles through the French countryside. It certainly wasn't as flat as we expected, but...

Day 2 began with a continental breakfast, apparently the bloke who does the cooked breakfast doesn't start till 8.30. Lazy pig! That said, it did the job and after a quick away kit team photo, we were off. First-up was a 7 mile ride to the ferry port in Newhaven, the team set a good pace and we made it in plenty of time! Although all the cyclists made the first leg of day 2 without injury, our trusty van man did not, managing to crack his head on a street sign...

Day 1 started with a team briefing in rendezvous cafe, it was energy bars, maps and bananas all round. Well, with the exception of Matt who opted for, according to him, "the cyclist's secret weapon" of a sausage butty! last minute bike checks and a few safety wees later we were ready for the off. Not since the Olympics had London seen such crowds, as we emerged from the office car park it seemed the entire building had turned out to cheer us on our way! It was...

Team Member: Dan Keogh About Dan: age 37, probably the least active of the group, despite being a champion swimming when I was a kid and a few 10ks here and there. I full of energy though and look forward to a challenge! Cycling experience: in french 'nil points' Why Just a Drop: Just come back from Africa, so will delighted to see our funds raised go to a long way to helping communities there. Looking forward to: daily beer and cycling down the champs élys...

Before we set off at 11am tomorrow, here is a little introduction to our team members:Team member: Jamie Bell, ex eMarketing for World Travel Market About Jamie: 30 year old northerner living in London, likes cycling and beer. Cycling experience: mainly london commuter, but did Lands End to John O'Groats in 2012, although that seems a long time ago now, the training regime certainly hasn't carried on into 2013! Gulp!Why Just a Drop: having travelled a fair but i...