Former Wolves star Geoff Thomas and his team of ten hit 118 miles of French hills in charity challenge
Geoff Thomas and his team of 10 amateur riders today take on 118 miles of hilly French countryside on the seventh day of their epic Tour de France ride.
The team will have racked up 699 miles by this evening, one week into the 2,075 mile challenge.
Today sees the former Wolves midfielder set of from the Normandy market town of Livarot and arrive in the Brittany fort town of Fougères.
It has been a gruelling first week for the team. Monday saw them complete the longest and one of the most challenging stages as they rode 137 miles from the east of Belgium into France, including on eight miles of cobbled streets.
Rider Melissa Brand, a 35-year-old investment analyst, said: "It was probably the most technical day that we'll have, so it was important to keep everyone together and rolling through those cobbled stages.
"It was pretty challenging, but knowing we've completed the longest stage of the tour has set the benchmark. We're all helping each other and learning to work together."
Geoff and the team are trying to raise £1 million for Cure Leukaemia. Drugs cheat Lance Armstrong will join them for two days next week.
