Bike Week is the biggest nationwide cycling event in the UK. A national celebration of cycling, Bike Week helps you get more out of life - by getting on your bike and exploring your local community, and in Simon’s case everywhere inbetween from Land’s End to John O’Groats!
Our very own Simon started on Thursday 11th June and is hoping to complete this mammouth cycle ride by Saturday 20th June. As we sit in the office munching on our yummy new biscuits we shall be tracking his progress all the way and keeping you all updated. Good luck Simon.
11/06/2009 - End of day 1, in West Devon - 97miles, 1 Dog Bite, 2 punctures, 1 mini-car crash and 2 Kilos of jelly babies eaten! Went for a surf in eve at Bude - awesome.
14/06/2009 - Day 4 Report - dep: 9.15 Ludlow, arr: 8.40 Bolton, 118miles - a new record for us. Fantastic weather, no bike problems. Sod the sat-nav, navigated last stretch today by walky-talkies! Absolutely shattered but elated. Heading to Lake District tomorrow. Nappy-rash cream being applied really quite liberally.
16/06/2009 - Greetings from bonnie Scotland! Dep: 9.15am arr: 9.10pm. Route from Penrith in the Lake District to Dunfirmline (N of Ed’burgh)- 131 miles today. We are now (for the first time) ahead of schedule (40 miles) and working really well as a unit. Bike running well except biked the last 30 miles tonight standing up as my saddle fell off! (its taken quite a battering!) Got diverted crossing Edinburgh this eve as bikes banned from ringroads, not easy to get to the Forth Rd Bridge). Happy but heavy downpours tomorrow may impact progress. Now off for some neeps + tatties!
18/06/2009 - After 2 days crossing the Scottish Highlands we have now arrived in Inverness! Rain storms + head winds have meant that its been difficult to extend our 1/2 day advantage, but 90 mile targets still achieved. Last night we stayed in Braemar+ pulled in a quick trip to Balmoral this am before crossing the Cairngorns. All going well this eve until my ‘rear derailer’ snapped, so this will delay our start tomorrow am. Spirits high, 150 miles to go, eta Sat lunchtime.
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