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Months of preparation couldn’t possibly have prepared us for the British Summer. Day one was 135 miles from Lands End to Tiverton, in dewy rain. There was no protection, the rain just went through the helmet, down the neck and into the shoes until the shoes overflowed!
Brian had a puncture on the front wheel - a combination of that and the greasily wet road, meant falling off into a ditch.
At last it was lunch stop, 80 miles in. As soon as we stopped working the wet turned icily cold so it was not much comfort, other than the wonderful taste of chicken soup, tinned boiled potatoes and hot dog sausages, a broth fit for a king!
Eventually, group 1 arrived at the hotel at 8pm in the evening, group 2 arrived an hour and a half later, having had some mechanical problems. We just about gulped down dinner and got to bed for a 6 hour sleep.
At last it was lunch stop, 80 miles in. As soon as we stopped working the wet turned icily cold so it was not much comfort, other than the wonderful taste of chicken soup, tinned boiled potatoes and hot dog sausages, a broth fit for a king!
Eventually, group 1 arrived at the hotel at 8pm in the evening, group 2 arrived an hour and a half later, having had some mechanical problems. We just about gulped down dinner and got to bed for a 6 hour sleep.
It's clear that this whole ride is a race against the clock. We're out on the road so many hours, that it is just difficult to fit everything in. As I'm typing this blog, the rain is pouring down and the forecast is to get worse so it is more of the same today.
Keep on smiling, though the rain, the cloud, the fatigue, the pain. So proud of you all. So proud it nearly makes me want to join next time... Nearly xxx
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