"Pain is weakness leaving the body" M.Beardshaw 2009


Vital Statistics

  • 200 Cakes eaten – all by Neil Bruce
  • Average distance per day 90 miles
  • Average Speed 15 MPHs
  • Calories burned – 5000 per day

Quotes of the day, ...

"What do you mean you want to go down your own drive?" Dalton 2009

"It's important to have an end to journey towards, but in the end the journey is more important" Beardshaw 2009.

"Where's Mansac?" Anon. 2009.

"Great crash, that's going on the Blog" Dalton 2009

Saturday, 4 July 2009

Epic. That is the only word that can describe this trip. Everyone brought something different to the trip:

Andrew - Great leadership skills no matter what the Garmin said, we trusted your judgement all the way!

Nigel - On a bike that was screaming NO! You powered through with a smile on your face, unreal commitment. Great to share your 50th!

Eric - Constant smile and enthusiasm for tyre change, your help was greatly appreciated!

Mike - Im not sure those bruises were obtained in the saddle you know....beautiful bike and rider in harmony.

Paul - Could watch you all day on the bike, great technique, nice guy and amazing courage to beat the mountains in the condition you were in.

Neil - On the creaky steed, Brucie was the link for the back runners constantly pulling them back up to the rest of the group, harsh and funny in the same breath as all good scots are (especially towards the neish!)

Will - Legend on a bike. Powers away from anything and anyone, infectious laugh, this lad has it all. Minus map reading.

Miska - Fin-tastic! Top guy, battled injury from the start (not helped by our little detour...) quote of the tour on the way up the moutains (unrepeatable here). Knew his limits but stomped all over them.

Neish - First to the top of the mountain. Most falls. Best early moring face I have ever seen. Worst smelling human ever. All round legend Shauny Neish power house at whatever he does (so annoying!!)

Big love to you all, I can honestly say I would not change anything.

And as for the support team.......You were an absolute dream, everywhere we needed you and then some we could not have made it with out you! x

My mobile took a dip in the pool so my only communication is email....

Rome anyone?!