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Archive for June 2010
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June 25, 2010Day 11 and 12- Fort William to Dornoch and Dornoch to John O’ Groats
June 24, 2010Day 11 (Sunday)- 102.55 miles, 8 hours and 11 minutes Day 12 (Monday)- 84.7 miles, 7 hours and 25 minutes Those last few miles where so tough! I really wanted to get it over and done with but the weather and the hills made it hard! Mixed emotions finishing, but I’m glad not to be [...]
Day 8/9/10- Scotland so far
June 19, 2010Day 8- 98.99 miles- 8hrs 41mins, average speed 11.38 South Scotland to Androssa Ferry terminal Involved going through Dumfries and going on the A76, was quite difficult at times. Tried to get to the ferry terminal in time for the half 8 crossing, only to realize that it only ran on a friday. Camped in [...]
Day 7 (Wednesday)- Kirkstone Pass (Windermere) to Annan (Scotland)
June 16, 201071.05 miles, 6hrs 26mins. average speed 11.02mph Very early start, the sheep woke me up, but this was good as on the climb up the Kirkstone pass, I saw hundreds of professional cyclists racing down. The Lake District is spectular, so this scenic route was very much worth taking. Link Went through Penrith to Carslisle, [...]
Day 6 (Tuesday)- Manchester to Windermere
June 16, 2010108.19 miles, 9hrs 3 mins, average speed 11.94mph. After charging my batteries and getting clothes washed at my nans in Stretford, Manchester, I set off for the Lake District. Lancaster was weird, loads of people riding bikes which makes a change for most towns that ive been through so far. Was a good ride until [...]
Day 5 Church Stretton to Manchester
June 14, 2010101.29 miles, 8hrs38mins riding, 11.72 average speed. Met Tom Arnold at Shrewsbury, who is training to cycle from Sheffield to Barcelona (link), got lost trying to leave, but were soon on our way to Whitchurch. Headwinds where bad, I thought the wind blew south to north, not today though After taking a slight detour in [...]
Day 4 (Sunday)
June 14, 2010Started of outside Bristol, crossed the Severn Bridge and went through Monmouth, past Hereford and towards Shrewsbury. Started raining heavily in Hereford, not nice! Finished in a place called Craven Arms. Good day apart from the rain, I did 96 miles in 8hrs3min riding, Average speed was 11.85.
Day 3 (Sat)
June 14, 201079 miles, 6hr 36 min riding average speed 11.95. Had to sleep in a field in crediton, outside Exeter the night before. Nightmare!
Day 2
June 11, 201075.73 miles, 7hrs 3 mins riding, avg speed 10.73 Quite a hard day, liskeard to tavistock fairly hilly. Sat writting in a random field as my map lied about campsite!!!
