Cycle Poland 2012 is over, and all that remains is to say an enormous thank you to everyone involved.
Thank you to everyone who sponsored us - it was a fantastic motivation at the bottom of each hill and will all be used to provide essential equipment.
Thank you to the volunteers, staff and families who welcomed us with such open hearts. You do amazing work every day.
Thank you to everyone who made the ride an amazing experience - the policemen who stopped traffic for our laps of honour, the young people who provided artistic entertainment in Bielsko and Brzozow, the random passers by who clapped and gave us high-fives, the hotels that welcomed us with hot showers and vast amounts of food, the media who told our story and promoted the cause of hospices across the country, those who helped organise the event in every way, and the hundreds of people who supported us in other ways.
And finally, thank you to all our cyclists, however far you cycled. You conquered rain and mountains to bring happiness to the lives of others. Congratulations, or as the French would say, chapeau.
The Alina Foundation, June 2012