Wednesday 23 June 2010

Day 5



After a restful night sleep apart from Kelvin who was awaken by Ollie at 5am who then proceeded to call Dave & Stuart on information for the blog...By then everyone was awake by 6am...

The guys left Langhorn at 815am and started their 1st leg which was 50 miles through some stunning the best landscape to date..

Berj arrived at the 1st stop at Peebles and decided to go on alone and make time up so he could watch the England v Slovenia game at 3pm, the other guys arrived shortly after and on leaving found Stuart needing some help getting back on his bike...

Onto the Forth Bridge we all went...


Berj and Kelvin arrived at the 2nd stop and watched the game and what a game...whether we will beat Germany on Sunday will be another matter..

We all arrived at our digs in Bankfoot (Bankfoot Inn) in reasonalbe time and had a lovely meal, they also supplied us with plenty of ice and very kindly washed some very smelly kit!!

We thought as we were well over half way through it would be nice for the guys to share some personnel comments on the challenge so far..

Dave: Feeling good considering the distance covered so far. Sore bottom but otherwise OK. Thankfully no rain yet and surprisingly not one single puncture between us after a combined mileage of 3500.

Ollie: loving the Tour of GB, physically feeling good, but mentally being tested; sitting on a saddle for nine hours every day. When Dave says we have got another thirty miles to go I start feeling bored and want to play another game. Could not have picked a better bunch of guys to do this challenge with, a great team who are sticking together to the end of this tour!!!!

Berj: I've noticed that the sheep and cows keep looking at me in a 'funny way'.

8 comments:

  1. glad to hear that you will be sticking together until the end Ollie, don't you go leaving anyone behind! Still very much in awe of all of you and hope that in spite of all your aches and pains you enjoy the final days of your adventure xx

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  2. hope you're able to enjoy the scenery & ride despite some killer hills on Day 6. Ollie, i'd go out of my mind at "130 miles to go", let alone "30 miles to go"
    All the best for Day 6,
    Liz & Stu

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  3. Guys, Respect. Never mind the cycling. Anyone who can put up with Dave Parry's snoring for a whole week deserves a medal.

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  4. Congrats on making it to Scotland with a special well done to Russ from another AS man. Hope you are all flying your England flags. I'm told that the Scots will give you an extra special welcome if you do. With all that soreness of the nether regions beginning to take it's toll it's time to switch to the tried and tested banana method. (ask Ollie). Good luck for day 6 looks lovely on the map!!

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  5. "If you have the courage to begin, you have the courage to succeed."

    ~ David Viscott ~

    You have begun, and I'm sure you shall succeed!! Good luck for the last day boys, nearly there, look forward to seeing the 'winning shots' of you all at John O Groats x

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  6. Have really enjoyed following your journey on this blog. Can't believe how many miles have been covered. Amazing! Just one more day to go... Good Luck to you all.

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  7. Dave, We've just spotted that picture of you all at the Shire horse centre. That outfit you're wearing- it's impressive to think that you're doing a bit of weightlifting along the way. Or are you wrestling with the locals?
    Good luck to you all tomorrow.

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  8. Guys

    Really impressed with what you have achieved so far, and it has been great following your blog. We hope that the last leg goes well and that the injuries get no worse

    Andy, Rach etc

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