Weight is so important when cycling uphill. Bradley Wiggins the multiple Olympic gold medal winning track cyclist has always been a very talented time trial cyclist but always struggled in the mountains on the Tour de France. This year he has lost 7kg since the Beijing Olympics and has climbed superbly in the tour finishing 4th, the equal best finish for a British rider.
On our ride this year we have made the mistake of carrying too much weight! Because we are away for 15 days we have packed too much and when we get home we are planning on reducing our luggage considerably.
Stats for Day 4
3323 feet climbed
59.6 miles
275 miles in total
Sent from my iPhone
It’s my 40th year and it was either buy a Harley Davidson or cycle the length of Britain, and as you a can read I’ve chosen the cheap option. I will be joined by my Dad Pete, and his best mate Mike. It will be my first time cycling Lands End John O’Groats. The purpose of my journey is to spend two weeks with my dad, see the length of our wonderful country and raise some money for St Luke’s hospice in Winsford. Starting on the 14th August 2009 I will be blogging our progress.
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- John O'Groats 50mph wind and rain
- We made it!
- Day 14
- Our first view of the north coast of Britain at Be...
- We're very excited to have seen a Golden Eagle
- Middle of nowhere
- Outside the Lairg Community Cafe
- Lycra
- Day 13
- Dormoch Firth
- Beauly
- Day 12
- Loch Ness
- Fort Augusta
- Loch Locy
- Day 11
- Ranoch Moor Summit
- Pete
- Achallader
- Loch Lomond
- The magnificent Highlands
- Loch Lomond YHA and the sun is shining
- Day 10
- Gasgow City Centre
- Cycle path to Glasgow
- The Road from Sanquhar to Craven Arms
- Day 9
- Scotland
- Scotland
- Thirlmere
- Day 8
- Kirby Lonsdale
- King of the mountain
- The Road to High Bentham
- Day 7
- Ribble Valley
- Day 6
- Mike's Blog
- Saying goodbye to Mike at Nantwich
- At home in Sandbach reading the good luck message ...
- Donation
- Shrewsbury
- Day 5
- Wye Valley
- Weight
- Dad and Mike on the Severn Bridge
- Day 4 Street in Somerset to St Briavel
- Severn Bridge to Wales
- Clifton Suspension Bridge
- Wells Cathedral
- Day 3
- Day 2
- Taxi for Mike
- 25 miles to go
- Dartmoor it's grim down south
- No title
- The River Tamar with Plymouth in the background. 4...
- Fowey in the rain
- Mike and Pete on the River Fal
- Ships on the Fal
- Day 1
- Nearly there
- St Michaels Mount
- No title
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- Lands End in the drizzle
- St. Just
- Martin fully loaded
- Tintagel to Boscastle
- Cornwall
- Goodbye Devon
- Dorset
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- Route
- Wild garlic
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