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After the Cycle
I’ve been meaning to write a post sort of summarising the LEJOG trip, but for some reason, I haven’t known what to say. There’s so much to say, that I don’t know which parts to leave out. The easy bits … Continue reading
Day 12 – The Last Straw (Helmsdale to John o’Groats)
This is being written late at night from a hotel in Glasgow, after cycling to John o’Groats, and then driving half-way home for 6 hours. So out of necessity it’ll be short. But the important thing is that we made … Continue reading
Day 6 – Fair to Middling (Wigan to Kendal)
Today was a bit of a nothing day. Not much happened. We didn’t ride that far. There weren’t any hills of note. Nobody had any accidents, or punctures even. The most dramatic thing that happened was that Team B (whose … Continue reading
Day 5 – Crossing the Mersey (Shrewsbury to Wigan)
If yesterday was easy going, today was even more of a breeze. We were a lot more organised in the morning, and got off to an earlier start. And the distance today was only 75 miles. It’s a gentle rise … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheshire, lejog, River Mersey, Runcorn, Shrewsbury, St. Helens, Wigan
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Day 4 – Getting into the Groove (Chepstow to Shrewsbury)
Today was always going to be a hard day – it was supposed to be the first day over 80 miles, the newness would have worn off, and the niggles would have developed into full-blown aches and pains. I was … Continue reading
Day 2 – Off the Beaten Track (Bodmin to Tiverton)
When I started training for this ride, I spent most of my time riding the small roads – country lanes with little to no traffic. At some stage, the group I went riding with went to Evesham along the A46. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bodmin, Cornwall, Crediton, Devon, lejog, Okehampton
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LEJOG, Day 1
Having woken up at 4:30 (as you do), driven the 5 and a half hours to our destination, we had a quick lunch and started back towards where we came from. I must admit that it was rather daunting driving … Continue reading
Time to Go
After what seems like many months of planning, and preparation, and training, it’s finally time to pack up and head for Land’s End. Then follows 12 days of cycling around 55 – 81 miles per day, before heading back home. … Continue reading
