The day started well with perfect sunshine which lasted all day. We spent an hour weaving our way through the Glasgow traffic before riding the longest roughest road in Scotland. 75 miles on rough roads and very saddle sore and feeling rather low with few sights to see other than the motorway we were following! The mood improved drastically when we arrived at Gretna Green where Jeroen and I got married and we celebrated with bagpipes and cappuccino. Thankfully as we entered England the road improved and we slipped back into Scotland arriving at Carlisle racecourse for a well deserved pint. Stats for the day 105 miles at 15.3mph average. However Gybe seemed to be going twice our sperm and twice as far - until I realised he had put two speed magnets on his wheel - very funny for us anyway. J
Andrew (Gybe), Jason and Jeroen are challenging themselves and mid-life to the max by cycling from John O'Groats to Land's End from 11th June to 20th June. ( http://www.rideacrossbritain.com/) A grueling 1000 miles over nine days, there will be no soft beds with en-suites to nurse aching muscles but sleeping bags and canvas! You can sponsor us on http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/the3rustygears. Thanks
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