The day started with a little sunshine for the first 20 miles with some easy going sections of road but then the heavens opened for half an hour before the sun came back. I had a brief chat with James Cracknell as he was passing through - he is not planning any other mad events for a while. The first pit stop was at 39 miles at a nice pub on the canal, a good cup of tea and snacks and off again through and over the Cheshire Hills the most testing hills of the ride so far. No cappuccinos today :-( we couldn't find any, so we decided to push on but with 5 miles to go got hit by a hail storm just to make us very wet and cold before finishing at 4.30 with a decent average speed of 15.3mph. My knees are a bit sore today so hope to get them seen to by a physio later although other areas are also hurting including the parts that are on the saddle for 8 hours a day. We are at Ludlow Race Course and are now chilling out with papers and the new Cycling Plus magazine - we clearly haven't had enough of bikes!
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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