Dad cycles across 6 countries to see daughter graduate

London: A 55-year-old man from Poland cycled around 2,000 km across six countries to see his daughter graduate from a British university.Jerzy Jablonska, a shopkeeper, left home in Starachowice, Poland, on a racing bike and cycled for 10 days, The Sun reported Wednesday.[caption id="attachment_390697" align="alignleft" width="380"] Getty Images[/caption]He pedalled from 7 am. to 7 pm, and travelled with only his passport, cash, mobile phone and a puncture repair kit.After crossing Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, he took a ferry across the English Channel.Jablonska arrived at Portsmouth University just hours before the graduation ceremony to see his 23-year-old daughter Monika awarded a Bachelor's in International Business Studies."I wanted to do this because I was so proud of my daughter," the proud father said.His 50-year-old wife Ewa joined him, making the journey by car.IANS