Livorno to Rome

On the last day (well, almost), the team leave Livorno and heads towards Rome. They will arrive at the Stadio Olimpico in the evening to compete in this monumental challenge. Over the nine days since leaving Murrayfield, they will have cycled over 3000km and climbed over 23,500m (which is more than 2.5 x Mount Everest). If you follow the team on social media, you will get info on when they expect to arrive, and it would be amazing for those in Rome to come and welcome them.

The next day, the team will join the other 19 teams as they cycle to Piazza Navona, arriving at 17:00 (Come and join them for a wee drink or two; hydration is important for them after all).

Today, we will see the team and stop at the following locations:

• Civitavecchia RFC

• Stadio Olimpico Roma

Monaco to Livorno

The penultimate day will see the team leave Monaco and cycle along the coast and into Italy. After the challenges of the Alps (or fun as some of the team describe it), today is a much-welcomed break with longer, flatter sections, which are very welcomed. The team will stop at the following locations:

• Genova RFC

• Scuola Rugby Spezia

• Scintilla Rugby Pisa

• Rugby Livorno 1931

Grenoble to Monaco

Fun in the Alps, well, that’s how a few of the team describe this day; I'm not sure the rest of us have the same feeling about today. By the end of the day, the team will have climbed over 3,600m, that’s over two and a half times the height of Ben Nevis, all in one day.

The end of the day will be special as the team will cycle en mass into Monaco, where they will be greeted by His Serene Highness Prince Albert of Monaco.

The team will be stopping at the following locations:

• Stade Nicois

Auxerre to Grenoble

The team will be spending their second day in France, travelling to Grenoble and will have cycled over 1900km by the time they reach Grenoble, and will have climbed the equivalent of Mount Everest TWICE, and the Alps are still to come. They will be stopping at the following locations during the day:

• Avallon Rugby

• CS Beaune Rugby

• Rugby Tango Chalonnaise

• Bourg en Bresse / USBPARugby

Dieppe to Auxerre

The team will spend the first of three days travelling through France, and this first day will see them visit the Stade de France en route to Auxerre. They will be stopping at the following locations:

• Stade de France

• Rugby Club Senonais

• Rugby Club Auxerrois

Cardiff to Lewes

The team will be setting off from the Principality Stadium early today as they head into England and across to Twickenham, then down to Lewes to get their heads down before crossing to France the next morning. By the time the team reached Henley, they will have cycled a third of the total distance.

The team will be stopping at the following locations during the day:

• Chipping Sodbury RFC

• Royal Wootton Basset RFC

• Grove RFC

• Wallingford RFC

• Bracknell RFC

• Twickenham Stadium

• Blackheath RFC

• Sevenoaks RFC

• Lewes RFC

Holyhead to Cardiff

What a great time to cycle through Wales on St David’s Day! The team are looking forward to special moments as they visit schools between Portmadog and Machynlleth and rugby clubs on the route to Cardiff. There will be a special event at Abertillery RFC where the team will meet Mark Williams and his MNDefinace supporters.

The team will stop at the following locations:

• Llangefni RFC

• Caernarfon RFC

• Blaina RFC

• Abertillery RFC

• Principality Stadium

Biggar to Dublin

On the second day, the team will head off from Biggar at 6 am, cycling through Girvan, Ayr and heading to Cairnryan to catch the late morning ferry to Belfast.

From Belfast, the team will then stop at the following locations as they head to Dublin and then an overnight ferry to Holyhead.

• Ards RFC

• Ballynahinch RFC

• Banbridge RFC

• Dundalk Golf Club

• Boyne RFC

• Balbriggan RFC

• Aviva Stadium

The Grand Depart

Day 1 sees the team leave Murrayfield and cycle to Biggar, getting the miles started before a very early start on day to and a rush to catch the ferry to Belfast.