1 mile into the first hill Zac had yet another puncture, requiring the assistance of support vehicle and a pep talk before the bike was almost thrown to John O'Groats. Meanwhile Roger plodded on...
The scenery in Devon was superb, with long winding hills, both up and down. King of the Mountains, aka Steptoe's son was in fine form pushing the pace in his Nora Batty stockings. This was going well past the camera, when at the top of the hill the stockings were removed when the heavens opened. Meanwhile Roger plodded on...
Waterproofless Jim had to keep pedalling to try and catch the support vehicle, since he had banked on better weather. On the decent Carl dramatically ignored the 'SLOW' sharp turn sign and 'SLOW' being painted on the road and as result ended up inspecting the wildlife in a hedge the other side of the road. Meanwhile Roger plodded on...
A good lunch was had just North of Taunton and the day ended with some big climbs, including a 2 mile morale test as Jim took the team the wrong direction from the hotel through bandit country up a steep climb before realising his error. The team passed the morale test, Jim is worried about being able to ride tomorrow. Meanwhile Roger plodded on...
The team would like to thank Ruth at the Grange Hotel for her hospitality, especially for putting up with more Stories from Mr. Campbell, who only now seems to be approaching the end of his warm up phase. Meanwhile Roger plodded on...
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