Tag: cycle uk
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Day 10. Southport to Grasmere (Lake District). 81 Miles.
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572 Miles / 921 km So If I’ve calculated the miles anywhere near right, I would be almost half way right now! Today I rode through Merseyside, Lancashire and ended up in Cumbria! I have arrived in the Lake District. I was dreading today, with the amount of milage I…
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Day 8. Conwy to Liverpool. 52 Miles.
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491 Miles / 790 Km Today I was looking forward to the ride… I have 50-ish miles, of mostly flat and I was looking forward to an actual rest day tomorrow! I left Conwy at 8, and enjoyed the quick cycle downhill into town. Then I hit the coastal route,…
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Day 7. Mount Snowdon! (1085m) & Pen-Y-Pass to Conwy. 23 Miles.
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439 Miles / 706 km Today was Mountain day! Peak 1/3. This would really mean I’m a third of the way through this trip/challenge/adventure/mid life crisis! Today was the day no matter what. I didn’t have any other chance to climb this mountain… and low and behold the weather. It…
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Day 6. Gobowen to Pen-Y-Pass (Snowdonia). 55 Miles.
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416 Miles / 670km Wow. What a day. Today I was ready to quit. Well the morning started out fantastic! I got up early but with out needing to leave straight away. Updated my blog for the past two days and finally replied to some messages. This morning was a…
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Day 5. Wye Valley (Goodrich) to Gobowen. 88 Miles.
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361 Miles / 581 Km Last night I slept terribly, despite having a room to myself. I think I was nervous about today and the distance I was needing to make to catch up. So… 7.15 am and I’m checking out of the hostel and on the road by 7.30.…
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Day 4. Cheddar (Gorge) to Wye Valley (Goodrich). 66 Miles.
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The Miles are racking up! 273 Miles / 439 km First things first this morning was bike maintenance! I had to tighten up my brakes (my brake pads already need replacing) put some more air in the tires and make sure I was good enough for the road! I left…
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Day 3. Drewsteignton (Yeoford) to Cheddar. 78 Miles.
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207 miles/ 333 km down… As Im writing this blog a day late, I’ve actually tried to forget about this horrendous day…but here goes on the recap… My watch lasted most of the ride but then google takes over. Okay… So my host Julia was kind enough to give me…
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Day 2. Lanivet to Drewsteignton. 62 Miles.
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Today my watch kept cutting out on me so I didnt get a very accurate reading of my ride. But heres a google map to show you the way I took, and a rough idea of the ride! 129 Miles down…. I Left Lanivet around 8.30am and heading to the…
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Hello From Land’s End!
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HELLO from Land’s End! Today I took on the first 5 miles whilst the sun came out the blue skies opened! Follow me on the ride.. and you can still go ahead and sponsor me!! Read More
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Week 1 Itinerary
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Week 1… Land’s End to Conwy with a little hike up Snowdonia (via Pyg Track) Read More