Day 2 - Sept 15th, 22:17: Eventful day! Started off in Bodmin this morning with a pleasant surprise - the Premier Inn we stayed at got wind of what we're up to (I think Lisa may have had something to do with it) and very kindly offered us all free breakfasts. So a big thanks to Premier Inn!
So, today's ride was a longer and considerably tougher one. 75 miles, and the hills got a bit steeper and a lot longer. Unfortunately, these took their toll on a couple of the team and around the halfway point, Becks' left knee decided it didn't want to play any more and she had to retire for the day. A short while later, Eddie's knee decided that Becks' knee had the right idea and pitched him off his bike, so he retired and ended up going to A&E for treatment. Currently his leg is bandaged up and he's on crutches, but is hoping to rejoin us on Friday
At that point, Andy, Veljko and myself had gone off ahead, but once we'd heard of Eddie's fall the three of us took a vote and decided to wait for Carl & Mark so the 5 of us could carry on as a team (I was outvoted 2-1. Mean, aren't I?)
So that's what we did. And, as a team, we encountered what was, by far, the most difficult climb so far. One of us walked it; I won't say who. It wasn't Andy though, who utterly beasted himself to get all the way to the top and nearly killed himself in the process. Honestly, there was a point when all the other four of us thought he was just going to keel over. But, fair play, he carried on like the special soldier his mum probably thinks he is.
Eventually we rolled in to the Travelodge car park at around 19:45. No rest for the wicked though, as we had approx 45 minutes to get showered and changed (and there's 4 of us in this room) ready for a very generous chap by the name of Adam Cooper from Huawei to take us all out to dinner. We were starving and appreciated it hugely (of course) but must apologise to Adam for disappearing straight after the meal - frankly, we were knackered and needed some sleep!!
No stats for today - everyone's batteries pegged it on their Magics long before we reached the end. Suffice to to say it was a long day and bloody hard work!!
Keith
So, today's ride was a longer and considerably tougher one. 75 miles, and the hills got a bit steeper and a lot longer. Unfortunately, these took their toll on a couple of the team and around the halfway point, Becks' left knee decided it didn't want to play any more and she had to retire for the day. A short while later, Eddie's knee decided that Becks' knee had the right idea and pitched him off his bike, so he retired and ended up going to A&E for treatment. Currently his leg is bandaged up and he's on crutches, but is hoping to rejoin us on Friday
At that point, Andy, Veljko and myself had gone off ahead, but once we'd heard of Eddie's fall the three of us took a vote and decided to wait for Carl & Mark so the 5 of us could carry on as a team (I was outvoted 2-1. Mean, aren't I?)
So that's what we did. And, as a team, we encountered what was, by far, the most difficult climb so far. One of us walked it; I won't say who. It wasn't Andy though, who utterly beasted himself to get all the way to the top and nearly killed himself in the process. Honestly, there was a point when all the other four of us thought he was just going to keel over. But, fair play, he carried on like the special soldier his mum probably thinks he is.
Eventually we rolled in to the Travelodge car park at around 19:45. No rest for the wicked though, as we had approx 45 minutes to get showered and changed (and there's 4 of us in this room) ready for a very generous chap by the name of Adam Cooper from Huawei to take us all out to dinner. We were starving and appreciated it hugely (of course) but must apologise to Adam for disappearing straight after the meal - frankly, we were knackered and needed some sleep!!
No stats for today - everyone's batteries pegged it on their Magics long before we reached the end. Suffice to to say it was a long day and bloody hard work!!
Keith
Sounds like a very challenging day, keep it up. Not a lot of hills on the way up the A38, should be simple compared to today.
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