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vendredi, mai 09, 2008

At last, an update...

Dear readers,

It has been a long time ago. The departure closing in everything has gone so fast that it has been hard for me to keep up... But i want to take the opportunity of having some spare time to keep you up to date with the last happenings...

First my new friend Héméra is leading me everywhere and it is a real pleasure to ride it, especially when it is sunny and warm like it is those days. My amount of kilometers is increasing everyday and my capacity to handle kilometers is improving.

Recently I bought my trailer. A trailer that is meant for bikes so I had to ask a friend to built an adaptation so that I could use it on my handbike. In order to gain some weight I have decided to use my wheelchair wheels (since I will carry my wheelchair in the trailer), instead of using the provided wheels.

I have also started to work with a partner on my sport suit and you will find a picture hereby attached. Later the logos of the different partners will appear on it. This suit is custom made, reinforced where there is a risk, breathable where there is contact with my seat and stretched for more confort. This suit is not waterproof, this is why I have a second suit which is waterproof. All the properties of the different garments is impressive but funny enough, yo unever have one garment that combines all the properties that you are looking for...

I also contacted the company which will provide me the appropriate freeze-dried food. The range of product they have is amazing, I just hope I won't be fed up too quickly and that I will handle eating this kind of food for 3 months.

I would like to take today's opportunity to introduce you to my new coming sponsors who recently agreed to support my adventure: Jaeger-LeCoultre, the SBM of Monte Carlo as well as Sogelym Steiner. They come in addition to those who already joined the project.

A big thank you to all of these companies and people who have trust in the project without whom I would not be able to leave... 1209505382.jpg

Nice suit, isn't it ?