Seventeen cyclists from the The Pedalinac Cycling Club from Zagreb, on the 26th of July 2012, arrived to their final destination – London!
The cyclist covered 3000 kilometres in 32 day passing through Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium before finally arriving in the UK.
Seventeen cyclists from the The Pedalinac Cycling Club from Zagreb, on the 26th of July 2012, arrived to their final destination – London!
The cyclist covered 3000 kilometres in 32 day passing through Croatia, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Belgium before finally arriving in the UK.
The trip, cyclists explain, in the symbolic way marks Croatian upcoming entry into the EU and sends the message of supporting the ideals of the Olympics Truce and the ideas of tolerance, peace and fellowship.
Lord Bates greeted them upon their arrival at Victoria Gardens in London and congratulated them on such an amazing achievement. They were received in the Parliament where Lord Bates presented the work of The House of Lords and The House of Commons.
The reception was attended by the representative from FCO-o Mr Martyn Cushing, desk officer for Croatia, Mr Peter Elborn of the British-Croatian Society in the UK and Mrs Ana-Marija Žuvan, Second Secretary in the Croatian Embassy who also congratulated them on their great success.
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