Drinks leaders on route to raise £25k for Benevolent in charity cycle ride

By Richard Siddle

Published: 12 June, 2013

A group of hardy leading drinks figures are currently mid way through a five day 600 km charity bike organised by Mentzendorff that ends later this week in the Douro Valley.

The group hopes to raise £25,000 for the drinks charity, The Benevolent, through their efforts.

The 600 km bike ride started in Haro, Rioja in northern Spain on Monday and is due to finish at Regua in Portugal's Douro River on Friday.

The group is once again led by Andrew Hawes, managing director of Mentzendorff, on what is the most gruellilng of all the eight charity bike rides organised by the company.

You can keep up to date with the ride on social media through the hashtag, #tourofthedouro on Twitter, with daily updates, photographs and progress reports on the official tour blog; http://tourofthedouro.wordpress.com

Five days of cycling will take riders through the wine regions of Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Toro and the Douro Valley of Portgual, including an overnight stop at Taylor's Quinta de Vargellas.

You can contribute to the charity effort through Just Giving: http://www.justgiving.com/Andrew-Hawes1.

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