This is a copy of my Twitter BLOG generated by SMS messages sent live during the bike ride
Tuesday 22/07/08
12:20 - done 4 miles from Broadlands to the Star already - resting
13:30 - just left
the Star
16:00 - another 35
miles - in pub in Cranleigh
16:25 - Leaving pub
19:00 - arrived Croydon after 71 pleasant miles - feeling good so far
Wednesday 23/07/08
07:20 - just leaving Croydon - a bit apprehensive but OK physically
09:10 - 23 miles -
water stop
11:50 - really enjoying it - just stopped for lunch in Bethersden in Kent - done 55 miles today, 126 total
14:30 - just been up what seemed like the biggest hill in the world - 72 miles today, 18 to Dover - sore bum
15:50 - guess where - a pub on the outskirts of Dover - magic - 83 miles done today
18:00 - everyone has made it safely onto the ferry at Dover
21:30 - arrived hotel in Calais after a brilliant days ride and a nice meal on the ferry - 92 miles today, 163 total - now shower and bar
Thursday 24/07/08
07:20 – leaving
hotel in Calais
09:35 - 27 miles
done today – flat but hills to come and another 65 miles
12:00 - 41 miles -
sitting outside a nice little cafe - have found the first French hill
13:20 - 51 miles -
lunch at Thiemes - going well but head wind
16:20 - 75 miles -
just got to water stop - really hot and windy and ran out of water awhile back
18:45 - just got to
Arras for the night - really hard, hot day - 96 miles today, 260 total
Friday 25/07/08
08:30 - just leaving Arras
10:20 - 21 miles -
first pit stop - taking it easy today
11:20 - 26 miles -
found a café
12:05 - 32 miles -
just crossed the Somme
13:00 - 42 miles -
lunch stop - not so hot today thank goodness
15:20 - 57 miles -
water stop
16:05 - 63 miles -
found a bar at last - only 20 to go today
18:30 - arrived
Compiegne for the night - 79 miles today, 339 total - feeling good - only 55
miles left to Paris tomorrow
Saturday 26/07/08
08:30 - last to
leave Compiegne - starting to rain
09:40 - 15 miles -
stopped raining - found café
12:05 - 38 miles
today, 377 total, 23 to go - having lunch
16:00 - 65 miles
and we’re under the Eiffel Tower
Sunday 27/07/08
01:20 still in a
bar in Paris drinking very expensive beer
later - just got round
to working out that I did 404 miles in 30 hours, 42 mins