# Four heart charities launch joint overseas cycle event

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2008/11/07/four-heart-charities-launch-joint-overseas-cycle-event/
- Published: 2008-11-07T11:30:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

![Big Heart Cycle Ride, Sinai 2009](https://www.fundraising.co.uk/files/u11/bigheart_cycle_sinai_2009.
jpg "Big Heart Cycle Ride, Sinai 2009")

Four UK charities have again joined forces to launch a new cycling challenge in 
Sinai to raise funds to support their work fighting heart disease and improving 
the lives of people with serious heart problems.

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The third 429km Big Heart Bike Ride will take place in the Sinai Desert in Egypt
from the 7-15 November 2009. Men and women of all ages who are prepared to train
and get fit are invited to take part. Funds raised will be divided equally between
[The British Heart Foundation](http://www.bhf.org.uk), [CRY](http://www.c-r-y.org.uk)(
Cardiac Risk in the Young), [Echo UK](http://www.tinytickers.org) (The Tiny Tickers
Charity), and [Heart UK](http://www.heartuk.org.uk).

Participants will be required to pay a registration fee of £250 and raise a minimum
of £2,500 in sponsorship funds and donations for The Big Heart Bike Ride charities.

www.actionforcharity.co.uk/eventdetailsnew2.asp/urlsearch/The-Big-Heart-Bike-Ride-
in-Sinai

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