APEX charity cyclists head out

The Road To APEX cycling team began their 450km expedition to Amsterdam when they set off from KHL headquarters this morning (28 April).

The 10-strong crew was in fine spirits, following a hearty breakfast at KHL in Wadhurst, UK. They then headed out into the East Sussex countryside for the first leg of their four-day journey, ending at the Amsterdam Rai Convention Centre on Monday, where APEX 2017 is taking place. 

Sponsored by APEX organiser IPI and the show’s official supporter KHL Group, the team is raising money for the Lighthouse Club which provides financial and emotional support to people in the construction industry and their families who have suffered an injury or long term illness.

Anyone who would like to support the team by donating to the  Lighthouse Club, should visit the The Road To Apex’s JustGiving page.

The four-day trip:

Day 1 - The English Prologue, 100km:

Heading for Folkstone, the team will wind through small villages and open farmland through East Sussesx and Kent, before picking up the coastline and climbing the famous White Cliffs of Dover, before hopping on the first ferry of the trip across the Channel. 

Day 2  - France and Belgium, 120km:

It's an early start from Calais, France, through the historic town of Dunkirk and along the iconic coastline. After 55km in France, the team crosses the border into Belgium and continues to hug the coastline, before heading inland towards the pretty capital of the Flanders region, Bruges.

Day 3 - Holland's coastal landscape, 128km:

Heading out of the medieval city and cobbled streets of Bruges, the ride follows the beautiful tree-lined canal-side cycle route to the border of the Netherlands. In the harbour town of Breskens, the team takes a short ferry ride to the coastal plains of the Zeeland province, before resting up for the night in Brielle.

Day 4 – The Grand Finale, 100km. 

On the final day in the Netherlands, the ride will pass by Rotterdam and The Hague, heading north to join the river Amstel which runs to the final destination and the Amsterdam Rai Convention Centre. Click here for the full route.

Taking part in the The Road To Apex so far are: Andy Pearson, Prolift Access; Charlie Patterson, Skyjack; Barry Donaghy and Kattherine Donaghy, both from Training4Stafety; Brian Parker, AFI-Uplift; Ian James, Bronto Skylift; T James, Niftylift; Kieron Pitt-Allen and Mike Pitt, from Mastclimbers. Contact Mike Pitt, or is here at KHL, if you wold like to join the group.

About APEX: pre-register before Friday

The ninth APEX exhibition promises to be one of the most successful in the event’s history when it starts in less than two weeks, 2-4 May, at the RAI exhibition centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Visitors can register in advance at the show website and avoid paying the €20 fee at the entrance. Pre-registration is available until Friday 17:00, Netherlands local time. The website also includes a ‘virtual floorplan’, allowing visitors to view the equipment that each exhibitor will show and also to request appointments.

See www.APEXshow.com for details.