Day 3 Bristol to Coventry (Westwood – NR Management Training Centre): 97.13 miles

We set off this morning at unfeasibly early O’Clock (Campbell’s ex army thing me thinks) and we made it for a full twelve yards before we got lost. Bristol is no place for the weak hearted and after climbing for approximately six thousand miles we find our way out of the metropolis. Thankfully, the Chav's, who had been pointing at us on our way in to the city, were still in bed at this time so we didn’t have to put up with any more words of encouragement.

They say that preparation is everything and this ride has been a huge exception. Andy’s tyres (Clearly worn away by months of hard training in the hills - not) finally gave way and a new form of rapid roadside puncture repair initiative began (nice to see the team working together on this one).

One bright point to the day was the emergence of Western rail guru Mr Wayne Gould (Mr Heslop’s replacement in the support vehicle) and the lord only knows what he thought of waiting for a full hour for us - but we were glad to see him all the same. Wayne’s initiative got us all a coffee, from a hidden leisure centre at Malmesbury, in the beautiful Cotswold’s, which was welcomed (As was the mother and toddler group which gave us gentlemen something to look upon)











Roger’s gears were white hot at this point and the big ring , on his rear cassette, which has approximate 223 teeth, was mistaken for a third wheel by Campbell (a theory that was later confirmed by the fact that he was wearing no helmet – which we believe is legal on a Trike).




Anyway, I am struggling to find anything interesting to say as this route (Chosen by Andy – this route has no hills – Spence) was remarkably unremarkable. Jim added: Roger beat Carl up a steep climb in the Cotswold's, Carl is making excuses about red or green aspects at the lights at the bottom of the hill - the rest of the team are excited to see what happens tomorrow as both Carl and Roger have retired to bed early tonight, the pressure is on me thinks.




Andy has also discovered a new way to compensate for this unexpected exertion by relaxing on the grassy knoll. (See photo)











Today’s stats:

Punctures: loads
Moans: Some
Miles: ninety-seven
Injuries: Spency (Knee) Jonesy (Calf)
Speed: slow
Crashes: Campbell into Jonesy (Reason: Campbell is blind).
Rain: threatening but none
Wind: Diagonal into face
Ibuprofen: 8
Deep Heat: 1/3rd can
Water: 25 litres
Cars: 7777
Drain covers: 457
Roadlines: 8000
Pot holes: 42

Eatchy bike watch


p.s. Does anyone know how to repair carbon fibre?

Cheers,


Good night.