The challenge is almost here!
The Actavis LifeCycle Challenge team will be leaving Malta this Saturday 17th August at 16:45, on a Lufthansa flight to Minsk where this year’s challenge begins. Everyone is welcome to come to the airport to wish the team well. Please come to the departures area between 14:30 and 15:00. See you there!36 countries and counting!
We’ve taken a look at the number of countries the LifeCycle Challenge has visited since its inception in 1999 and the total is really quite impressive. So far the challenge has cycled in 31 countries, and the 2013 Actavis LifeCycle Challenge brings that total to 36. For the record, here are all the countries LifeCycleHomeward Bound
The 2012 Betfair LifeCycle Challenge team are now on their way back to Malta, and are due to arrive tomorrow (Friday 9th November) at 13:20. Give them the welcome home they deserve by dropping into Malta Airport arrivals hall in your lunchbreak! Meanwhile, here’s a short video shot during the last day of the challenge.
Challenge Accepted, Challenge Completed
(UPDATED WITH PHOTO) It’s now about 5.30pm on Tuesday 6th November in Melbourne, Australia, and the 2012 Betfair LifeCycle Challenge is complete. After a fairly hilly 177km ride from Mansfield, which started at about 4am, the cyclists started arriving in Melbourne federal square at about 1pm, to be welcomed by members of the backup team,
On The Way
In a few hours, the 2012 Betfair LifeCycle Challenge will get under way, as the cyclists and backup team start the first day’s ride, from Brisbane to Warwick (158km). The flights and preparation day have gone well, with no trouble at customs. Brisbane experienced a severe rainstorm a little earlier, and the team are hoping
The Journey Begins
The 2012 Betfair LifeCycle Challenge team left for Australia today. A journey of 26 hours will see them land at 1am local time on Saturday, and their journey begins 30 hours later. This will be LifeCycle’s 14th challenge and the first time the event has taken place in the Southern Hemisphere. The route is a
One Week To Go
The 2012 Betfair LifeCycle Challenge will leave Malta on Thursday 25th October, one week from now. The flight takes off at 3.45pm. Friends, family members and well-wishers wanting to see them in the airport should be in the Departures hall at about 1.30pm.2012 Patient Visit to Lourdes
A report by renal nurse Josette Parnis… On the 29th August, at 10pm, two airplanes were on their way to Lourdes for a 5day pilgrimage. Although this was my 8th time in Lourdes, I was as excited as my Renal patients that came for their first time to Lourdes. This time I and other nurses
Lourdes Visit Report
Early in September the LifeCycle (Malta) Foundation helped to fund a trip to Lourdes for the renal patients at Mater Dei Hospital in Malta. Renal Nurse Josette Parnis brings us this report: On the 1st September at 4am the Maltese contingent arrived at Lourdes. The Maltese contingent included 16 Renal patients, nurses from the Renal- 1
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