Day 2: Fri 10th April
Challenge: Team Bar-Yar to ride approximately 90 miles to Stoke on Trent
In spite of our poor history of setting off on schedule, everyone was on the road by 8am after a hearty porridge breakfast, and in high spirits in spite of the damp, grey, drizzly weather. It wasn’t long before we had to stop for a hot, creamy chocolate to get some feeling back into our hands and feet.
We’d completed almost 30 miles in a couple of hours and agreed that these were good chunks to break the journey into. So onward in the rain, we amused ourselves by watching the little lambs playing in the welsh fields, and by spotting interesting things along the way. Well I did, Helen less so!
…..Helen did you see… no.. what about….. no!! ….over there… no!!!!!!!!!!
Our route took us past Bala, through Llangollen, Whitchurch and Madeley before arrived in Stoke’s finest Travelodge! along a very busy A34 to miss out the alternative. Prettier route with lots of fe**king hills apparently.
Chain de-railings: 1 spectacular dismount of chain to middle of road, which was then run over by passing traffic (Stav)
Thought for the day: The Rain is inevitable
Ride up Mow Cop, that’ll leave wishing you hadnt
Does the Mow Cop killer mile still run? I tried that years ago and it really was a killer although my brother was in the top three for his category.
Im grateful for the blog post.Thanks Again. Cool.