RUSTINGTON resident Harry Finnigan will take on some of the renowned Tour de France stages this summer as he rides from London to Geneva in memory of his grandfather, who was cared for by St Barnabas House.

Harry, who turns 30 in April, will be cycling 644 miles across southern England and northern France for 10 days, from Wednesday 25 July to Friday 3 August.

Stage one of the cycle, which is organised by Global Adventure Challenges, will consist of a four day ride across the glorious English countryside through Kent before crossing the channel to Calais.

Harry will continue through northern France, passing the war memorials and cemeteries of the Somme before reaching Paris where stage one concludes with a spectacular ride up the Champs Elysees to the Arc de Triomphe, finishing at the Eiffel Tower.

The following day will be a rest day as the peloton races into Paris for the final stage of the Tour de France, before stage two of the ride commences and Harry continues riding through northern France and into the Jura Mountains.

Here he will tackle the hairpin bends of Col de la Faucille, a climb often included in the Tour de France route, before descending to the finish line on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.

Harry decided to take on the challenge to raise funds for Worthing-based hospice St Barnabas House where his grandfather, John Ian Crammond (known as Ian), was cared for at the end of his life in.

On his inspiration for taking on the challenge, Harry said: “My love for my grandad and how he helped me through my schooling and his life achievements have inspired me to make something of my life.

“He had a difficult childhood so what he achieved was inspiring.”