Monthly Archives: September 2011

The old man is snoring

It’s raining, it’s pouring etc etc I tempted fate by suggesting that the rain was slowing down. We are seven miles from the Eiffel Tower and it is sheeting it down. Once you get soaked to the bone, you can’t … Continue reading →

The final stretch

The rain started this morning about 9am and has been unrelenting since. People are cold and wet bit spirits remain high. Just before lunch, we did the longest climb of the three days – a steady 400ft climb over 4 … Continue reading →

As wet as the Coast2Coast

Well, the rain came – and then some. Feet like blocks of ice and soaking wet kit – It reminds me of the Coast2Coast ride in June!

Father and son

Blair McClymont and his Dad Bobby are rising for Diabetes UK. Blair on the right is the youngest rider here at 17 years of age and is Type 1 Diabetic. His Dad is the oldest rider here but I won’t … Continue reading →

He’s been to the Harbour bar too!

If you’ve ever been to Scarborough you might have been to The Harbour Bar – a 50’s style ice cream parlour and milk bar that does the best Knickerbocker Glories in the world! I mention this simply because Simon Jenkins … Continue reading →

A Yorkshireman by birth, no less

Don Low is from Malton in North Yorkshire and is cycling with us because he is Type 2 Diabetic, as is his sister. She’s Type 2 I mean – she’s not cycling with us, just rooting for us.

Lunch time

If you were here, you could eat as well as this too!

All sorts of bikes!

Freddie Smith proudly showing off his brand new spotlessly clean state of the art road bike! Actually I’m lying – it’s an 18 year old Raleigh Ravine mountain bike – he enjoys the challenge. He’s doing it with his wife … Continue reading →

The obligatory Marie shot

What tour of France would be complete without the obligatory photo of a traditional town hall – Le Marie (at least I think it’s Le Marie, perhaps it’s La Marie?!?)

This is who we follow

Sue Hall, our intrepid leader, sits waiting for the slow ones to catch up.