Team Pangea raise a superb total of £8,900 for local charity!
Sophie Taylor • November 6, 2025
FROM BROKERS, TO BIKERS.
Team Pangea successfully completed their Tour to France challenge!
On Thursday 2nd October 2025, our team of raring (and slightly nervous) amateur cyclists set off on their Pangea Tour to France cycling challenge, in aid of raising money for Friends of the Family Winchester.
Day 1 started off 'business as usual' at Pangea HQ in Colden Common, until 1pm when the team had to 'get in gear' and hit the road towards the ferry port in Portsmouth, equalling just over 20 miles.
After spending the night on the ferry to cross the channel over to St Malo, France, Team Pangea was up early and on their bikes for 9am to face Day 2 of Pangea Tour to France. It was a whole day of cycling through France and thanks to Storm Amy, the weather conditions were anything but easy on our cyclists. Forget sunny French coastlines - instead, it was torrential rain from start to finish, leaving everyone soaked through by the time they reached their hotel in Granville.
Although it was an incredibly wet day of cycling, the team pushed through and completed their 75 miles.
Unfortunately for our cyclists, Day 3 was not much better in terms of the weather. Heavy winds, further rain, and another 70+ miles of cycling meant that Team Pangea were really starting to feel the struggle. At this point, the team from Andy Cook Cycling (Mark and Graham) were our saviours, as they supported each and every one of the Pangea cyclists with motivational words and a little push here and there. Thanks to their encouragement, the Pangea Tour to France challenge was over halfway complete, and the finish line was in sight as we prepared for one last day of peddling.
Day 4 - the final day! What a difference the last day was, thankfully. The cyclists had calmer weather conditions and plenty of sunshine to help them forget about their burning bums and aching legs. And the route was a treat, aside from a few ridiculously steep hills, as we pedalled along the stunning coastline of Normandy and even got to pass through some historic beaches. By 3pm, the team had crossed the finish line!
After a lot of endurance, the whole team were thrilled to see that following the completion of this cycling expedition, the generosity of our sponsors and supporters shone through. Pangea Tour to France raised a superb total of £8,900 to go towards the incredible work done by Friends of the Family Winchester.
From all of us at Pangea Insurance Brokers, THANK YOU!
To find out more about Friends of the Family Winchester and what they do, you can watch our interview with Operations Director, Jo Smith, as she talks about how this local charity makes a difference to families:
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