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Severn highlight: as close as we can get to the source</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day 1 Alt</td>\n<td>Fri 1 May</td>\n<td>Aberystwyth to Llanidloes ROAD ONLY</td>\n<td>38</td>\n<td><a href=\"https://www.outdooractive.com/en/r/335572134\">Route</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day 2</td>\n<td>Sat 2 May</td>\n<td>Llanidloes to Shrewsbury via Welshpool</td>\n<td>40</td>\n<td>885m steady ascending. <a href=\"https://www.outdooractive.com/en/r/339254701\">Route</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day 2 Alt</td>\n<td>Sat 2 May</td>\n<td>Llanidloes to Shrewsbury ROAD ONLY</td>\n<td>58</td>\n<td>879m ascending – 8 lumpy climbs. <a href=\"https://www.outdooractive.com/en/r/335572571\">Route</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day 3</td>\n<td>Sun 3 May</td>\n<td>Shrewsbury to Stourport via Ironbridge Gorge</td>\n<td>48</td>\n<td>556m ascending. <a href=\"https://www.outdooractive.com/en/r/335573132\">Route</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day 4</td>\n<td>BH Mon 4 May</td>\n<td>Stourport to Newent via Tewkesbury</td>\n<td>56</td>\n<td>292m ascending. <a href=\"https://www.outdooractive.com/en/r/339253333\">Route</a></td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Day 5</td>\n<td>Tues 5 May</td>\n<td>Newent to Bristol TM via Gloucester, &#x26; Avon Gorge</td>\n<td>63</td>\n<td>194m ascending. <a href=\"https://www.outdooractive.com/en/r/339254375\">Route</a></td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p><img src=\"/images/2026/2026-map.png\" alt=\"\"></p>\n<h2>Fundraising</h2>\n<p>We have two charities.</p>\n<p>Our <strong>UK charity</strong> is <a href=\"https://www.thames21.org.uk/\">Thames 21</a> who organise 7000 volunteers to restore and look after 400 miles of London's rivers, wetlands and nature</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/team/whoosh2026-thames21\">Thames21 Team fund raising page</a></p>\n<p>Our <strong>Overseas Charity</strong> is <a href=\"https://worldbicyclerelief.org/\">World Bicycle Relief</a> who provide robust 'Buffalo bikes' to impoverished places in Africa and other parts of the world</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.justgiving.com/team/whoosh2026-wbr\">World Bicycle Relief Team fund raising page</a></p>\n<p>See here for the <a href=\"https://worldbicyclerelief.org/buffalo-bicycle/\">story of the Buffalo Bike</a> – we are aiming to fund 100 bikes!</p>\n<p><strong>Target = £20,000</strong></p>\n<p>Across these two charities we are aiming to raise £20,000. 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