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title: "London to Paris cycle ride – in under 24 hours"
url: https://www.simonwakeman.com/blog/2016/06/19/london-to-paris-cycle-ride-in-under-24-hours/
description: "Consultant and fractional COO for scale-up businesses. I help founders, leaders and investors in scaling businesses create sustainably high performing organisations."
published: 2016-06-19T18:00:49+00:00
modified: 2026-04-11T16:24:53+00:00
author: Simon Wakeman
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# London to Paris cycle ride – in under 24 hours

## London to Paris cycle ride – in under 24 hours

I’ve always been one for a challenge of one sort or another.  
Inspired by the brilliant [Sean Conway](http://www.seanconway.com/blog/how-to-cycle-london-to-paris-in-24hrs-stats-and-tips), [Sophie Radcliffe](http://www.challengesophie.com/blog/cycling/cycle-london-paris-24-hours) and [Donald Hirsch](http://www.donaldhirsch.com/dieppeparis.html), the idea of cycling from London to Paris in under 24 hours seemed like a good one to take on to celebrate my 40th birthday this summer.  
![The team](http://i1.wp.com/www.simonwakeman.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ing1.jpg?w=846)  
So last weekend we hit the road out of London and rode to Paris. And we made it in under 24 hours too, having a brilliant time along the way.  
I’ve shared more details about our trip, routes, experiences, kit list and more on a dedicated page at [www.simonwakeman.com/london-to-paris-by-bike-in-24-hours/](https://www.simonwakeman.com/london-to-paris-by-bike-in-24-hours/).  
If you’d like to know more details about cycling from London to Paris in under 24 hours, [drop me a line](https://www.simonwakeman.com/contact/).  
The experience has certainly got me thinking about next year’s cycling challenge – it’s amazing what you can pack into 24 hours on your bike.