Final posting from the intrepid team. Full account with more pictures and some video clips on their blog at http://lejogaug2011.blogspot.com/ Day 10: Tongue to John O'GroatsMileage: 74Cycling time: 4hr 32mTotal mileage: 955Total cycling time: 64 hours 15 mins 50 seconds After 10 days of considerable highs (and a few lows!)…
Day 9: Drumnadrochit to TongueMileage: 98Cycling time: 6hr 38mTotal mileage: 881Total cycling time: 59hr 43m Another awesome day in both the saddle and in terms of scenery as we headed right up to the north coast before our final assault east to John O'Groats tomorrow. Saying that, to be honest…
Oban to DrumnadrochitMileage: 95Cycling time: 6hr 6minTotal mileage: 783Total cycling time: 53hr 5min A very gloomy, wet and windy start in Oban didn't augur well for the day ahead and our route up the Great Glen towards Inverness. But as we took the weaving coastal route towards Fort William the…
Rob Downs took his first age/sex 60 points of 2011 with an age adjusted time that was only 10 seconds slower than that of the race winner. Summer Series, race 17 – Birchwood 36 adjusted time 'discount' Rob Downs 31:44 8.1% Mick Fairs 31:45 20.2% Graham MacNeil 33:03 9.3% Peter…
Day 7: Brodick, Arran to ObanMileage: 77Cycling time: 6hrTotal mileage: 688Total cycling time: 47hr 14m Another action packed day which began with a brief pre-breakfast Wilmslow Running club morning team jog (me, Janine and Kate) alongside the beach at Blackwaterfoot next to our hotel, before we jumped back on the…
Dumfries to ArranMileage: 78Cycling time: 5hr 43mTotal mileage: 611Total cycling time: 41hr 14m Come back rain, all is forgiven…After mistakenly thinking that today might just be an easier day we were sorely mistaken as a north westerly gale buffeted us virtually all day, bringing us at times almost to a…
Preston to Dumfries Mileage: 124 Cycling time: 8hr 8min Total Mileage: 533 Total cycling time: 35hr 31min An epic day on the bike today – 12 hours on the road, raging hailstorms and a 1,400ft climb in the Lake District thrown in for fun. Can someone please remind us why…
Day4 Hadnall, Shropshire to PrestonMileage: 92Cycling time: 6hr 1minTotal mileage: 409Total cycling time: 27hr 23min The team stopped for lunch in Tabley, and were joined by friends and family A rather surreal day on the road as we passed through the familiar cycle routes of Cheshire and the North…
Day 3 Avonmouth to Hadnall, Shropshire Mileage: 106 Cycling time: 7hr 2min Total mileage: 317 Total cycling time: 21hr 22m To avoid another late evening on the road we were up and away before 8 this morning and soon traversing the Severn Bridge into Wales where we were greeted by…
Day 2: Two Bridges to AvonmouthMileage: 109 Cycling time: 7hr 10min (again!) A real day of contrasts on tour today which began in fantastic sunshine over Dartmoor with not a soul about, and finished in a downpour dodging Bristol's rush hour traffic! Infact dodging the sheep was our biggest challenge…
