4 cyclists and 12 days to ride from Lands End to John O'Groats to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Follow our progress with this blog with day to day pictures as we cycle, eat and drink our way to John O'Groats and onward to the Orkneys and the Stromness Whiskey Bar!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Isle of Aran
For the second day in a row we had glorious afternon weather. Our crossing to Arran gave amazing views of the mountainous island. Mark.
Things I learned on Arran (MW, plse note spelling!) with Mark, Lex & Rich... * Those luggage paniers are flippin' heavy and make riding a bike much harder - glad I didn't have any on my bike. Yet more respect to the team! * Rich should be wearing the red polka dot jersey - King of the Mountains * I was wrong - there IS a sandwich shop opposite the ferry terminal at Lochranza - and they sell delicious ice cream (made on the island) * They have a cute mobile banking van on Arran provided by the Royal Bank of Scotland (in Miniature) * It's much harder cycling on your own than it is cycling in a team (or was that cos I was knackered and sore?) * The team are earning every penny of your sponsorship money!
Rich gets up the hills quicker because there's less of him. He's light as a feather and with his long gangly legs the perfect cyclist shape. Or he might just be a lot fitter than everybody else . . . I believe that he was only a short time off being in the elite category on the Fred Whitton ride this year. For those that don't know that's a 100 mile event taking in most of the big Lakeland passes.
Whereas Mark and I are 40 something and eat pasties or curry at every opportunity.
:-)
And I will of course be looking for volunteers to join me when I attempt to complete the ride myself . . . . Paul? Rob? Matt?!?
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Things I learned on Arran (MW, plse note spelling!) with Mark, Lex & Rich...
* Those luggage paniers are flippin' heavy and make riding a bike much harder - glad I didn't have any on my bike. Yet more respect to the team!
* Rich should be wearing the red polka dot jersey - King of the Mountains
* I was wrong - there IS a sandwich shop opposite the ferry terminal at Lochranza - and they sell delicious ice cream (made on the island)
* They have a cute mobile banking van on Arran provided by the Royal Bank of Scotland (in Miniature)
* It's much harder cycling on your own than it is cycling in a team (or was that cos I was knackered and sore?)
* The team are earning every penny of your sponsorship money!
Rich gets up the hills quicker because there's less of him. He's light as a feather and with his long gangly legs the perfect cyclist shape. Or he might just be a lot fitter than everybody else . . . I believe that he was only a short time off being in the elite category on the Fred Whitton ride this year. For those that don't know that's a 100 mile event taking in most of the big Lakeland passes.
Whereas Mark and I are 40 something and eat pasties or curry at every opportunity.
:-)
And I will of course be looking for volunteers to join me when I attempt to complete the ride myself . . . . Paul? Rob? Matt?!?
S
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