Distance: 95 Miles / 154 Km
Elevation: 4,250ft / 1,300m
Today, we completed the rest of England and finished in Scotland.
Unfortunately, the team also ran out of Diesel today. The peloton engine himself has been forced to retire due to a health issue but he was immense for us and we wish him a speedy recovery.
The day’s instructions also suggested that Mark and I had been put into a hotel separate to everyone else . . . same for Ha’way Man and ZT . . . not sure what they’re trying to tell us:
Axle finished the day yesterday with a flare-up of a recurring knee injury but wanted to see how today would pan out so started with us. We headed deep into the Lake District via Windermere and up over Kirkstone Pass which warmed us up early doors:
Before descending to Ullswater, Penrith and Carlisle, there were all sorts of views that we knew were only going to get better from here on in:
We finally broke the border at Gretna which, at this point, was gave us a change in weather, so we didn’t hang about for a photo. On Day 2, Ha’way Man said that he would be disappointed if he didn’t experience some “proper Scottish weather” on this ride. His wish came true with a monster rain and headwind fuelled 15km peloton into Annan.
When the sky did finally break we came upon a junction that had the following sign that we just had to take a snap of to believe we’d come this far:
The overnight stay is in Moffat. Our hotel (The Star) is apparently the narrowest in the world(?) which is where we’ll be eating early doors.
Here’s some top Team B2B tips of the day:
- Ride within yourself. Don’t chase it, let it come to you.
- Go easy on the descents, if you put the pace on then all you are doing is arriving at the next climb sooner.
- On a multi-day ride, when it’s time for Sudocrem (and you’ll know when it’s time), don’t hold back . . . go at it like a drunken chimpanzee.
- Make sure you wear something to stop your lips from chapping in the wind day-after-day, otherwise this happens:
Unfortunately, Axle’s knee issues took him out of the game at lunch break, and now for good. We wish him well, and from tomorrow we’ll be a peloton of three . . . McHa’way Man, McZT and McFoz. Wish us look, because . . .
TOMORROW WE HAVE A WEE RIDE!!!
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