Day 9

what an an amazing day today, we have finally finished our Epic cycle from John O Groats to Lands End. The day started an hour earlier with music at 4.30 am. We packed all our gear for the last time, said goodbye to our tents and set off for the final 112 miles. The weather was being reasonably kind with mostly cloud and the odd bit of sunshine. The route was very up and down for the first 30 miles as we crossed into Cornwall. Thankfully the roads in Cornwall have lots of banks which protected us from the wind. A couple of the usual food stops which we didn't stay for very long as we were keen to finish early and get home. when we cycled through Penzance with the views over the sea we began to feel the end was close. Gybe and I took a quick photo with the castle in the background. Back on the bikes and around the corner and we find Jeroen standing having a Cornish ice cream. All good carbos for the big 16 degree hill we were about to climb before the last 10 miles to the end. The last few miles were ridden in silence and we took in the atmosphere and the enormity of our adventure whilst trying to control out emotions. We started as a team in John O Groats and we finished as a team riding the last few hundred metres three abreast as we crossed the finish line. Emotions were soon high as we were welcomed by Rowena and we hugged and cried together. A few photos at Lands End, collection of our medals from James Cracknell, a welcome shower, Cornish pasties and a cream tea and we are on our way home. More photos of our day to follow. We should be home and tacked up in our beds by midnight.

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