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The wind howled all night and I wondered how we would manage another day of cycling through a gale. Getting to Tongue had all but broken...

Blustery. Gales. Windy. Tempest. Hoolie. Turbulent. Wild. Stormy. Blowy. Gusty. No words strong enough to describe how fierce the wind...

The closer we get to John o’ Groats, the more other people we meet end to ending. Some are on their way to Land’s End and we look at them...

When you’re staring at someone’s bum, mile after mile, you get to notice their quirks. Alan is the most natural cyclist in our team, and...

Given the bridge we left Edinburgh upon, have to say we set Forth… Bit weird though cos it’s now closed to general traffic, though...

When you’re not thinking about what to eat, you’re wondering where to pee. We’re not so far into this that we don’t hope for a proper...

The wind tried its best to sweep us off our bikes, but with Scotland in our sights, we braced ourselves and made it to Gretna. We cycle...

- You’ll be ok as long as you don’t go through Shap. - We are going through Shap. - Ahh. The sort of conversation that makes you feel...

Planning for this trip has taken meticulous plotting on a cocktail of OS maps, Strava and Garmin. In some cases, Alan has added 40 plot...

Since Somerset, much of the route has been along canal paths. After Devon and Cornwall, and their never ending hills, this was glorious....

Cleats are the metal thingies that clip your pedals and shoes together. They probably give you about 25% more oomph, but in my case...

We three are five. The chasers have caught us, the two teams merged and Alan is now well enough to be turfed from the crush of the...

Setting off solo again today 🙁 Well I certainly got to see the full colour and diversity of England today. A quintessential village...

Simon died a year ago today. D-Day. He’d have liked this link with history and the symmetry. 6 June at 6 am. 666, he’d have said, the...

Somerset flats might be that, but Poldark‘s scythe would have come in handy along wilder segments of the canal path. Richard, being a...

Sadly one man down due to sickness, but the task needed doing. Fab and quirky accommodation last night (Union Road Moto Velo) and great...

You know you’ve met a kindred spirit when you walk into a coffee shop in Crediton and they tell you about their baking quest, perfecting...

What a difference 24 hours can make? Packed away the sun cream and put on the waterproof coats this morning 🙁 We knew it was going to be...

When Simon could stand though no longer walk, he fell daily. His body was covered in bruises that wrapped around him like tattoos. After...

For those of you who don’t know, Suzanne, Susanna and Richard were able to start a day earlier than Christine and I so we are chasing...