The VC’s Life Cycle 2 Blog: Day 12 – Banbury to Winchester
September 5, 2012
We stayed overnight at the Cromwell Arms in Banbury and Susan joined us for dinner. It is a well situated hotel, with excellent rooms and good food. Today’s route was put together by our leg rider Doug Thomson. Doug is a History graduate and a very good friend of the University. He lives in Woodstock …
The VC’s Life Cycle 2 Blog: Day 11 – Nottingham to Banbury
September 4, 2012
‘The day after the night before’ was not as subdued as I expected. After such an uplifting afternoon on University Park, waning enthusiasm could have been forgiven. But, there was none of that. Those staying at Cripps Hall, and a few that stayed at home, had a great breakfast (including the best porridge of the …
The VC’s Life Cycle 2 Blog: Day 9 – Wetherby to Lincoln
September 2, 2012
Another 83 miles covered today. Some bodies are hurting, twelve to be precise. Hardly surprising, after 701 miles and cumulative climbs of over 37,000 feet. There is also a fair amount of fatigue. That obviously comes partly from the battering our bodies from day after day of 80 or 90 miles on a saddle. There …
The VC’s Life Cycle 2 Blog: Day 8 – Kirkby Lonsdale to Wetherby
September 1, 2012
So let’s start today with mishaps, because that’s how the day started: Simon’s chair collapsed under him at breakfast. He alleges sabotage on the part of the Support Team, for a cheap laugh (and it did get a lot of laughs); they have another explanation. The second mishap occurred on Settle Hill. Mike’s momentum became …
The VC’s Life Cycle 2 Blog: Day 7 – Annan to Kirkby Lonsdale
August 31, 2012
Normal service has been resumed, four punctures today, one each for Kate, Andy, Chris R and Steve. There were also a number of mechanical failures. It is not only us riders that are taking a bit of a battering on consistently rough roads, some close to being corrugated. The bikes are suffering too and the …
The VC’s blog: JoGLE Day 14: Bodmin to Land’s End
September 9, 2011
1625, September 8th 2011, mission accomplished. It was an early start for me. We arrived at Bodmin late yesterday, ate late and had energy for little else but bed. So I set the alarm for 0500, to get the Day 13 blog written and posted before our departure. Conditions were miserable as we prepared to …
The VC’s blog: JoGLE Day 12: Shepton Mallett to Exeter
September 7, 2011
I have posted an additional photo today. Some younger readers are probably wondering whether a penny farthing is a new super fast road bike, made of ultra light composites. No, it is not. In fact it is an ancestor of today’s road bikes. A photo of the very one which zipped past Chris J shows …
JoGLE Day 11: Bourton-on-the-Water to Shepton Mallett
September 6, 2011
Chris R, Alan and David W were off first. The other eight of us planned to leave together. It did not quite work out that way. We got lost in Bourton-on-the Water. If you know Bourton, you will know that takes some doing. The map enthusiasts wanted to go one way, the Garmin enthusiasts another. …
The VC’s blog: JoGLE Day 10: Sutton Bonington to Bourton-on-the-Water
September 5, 2011
The second dire day for Scottish football on this trip; a late penalty for the Czech Republic means Scotland miss out yet again on a major tournament. Last night we ate at The Plough in Normanton and were joined by several spouses (Susan, Duncan and Nick). Although Chris J’s choice of dessert was puzzling (everyone …
The VC’s blog: JoGLE Day 9: Retford to Sutton Bonington
September 4, 2011
What a special day. We knew in advance large numbers has signed up for the Retford leg and Community Ride from University Park and many more for the BBQ. But we were not prepared for the welcome we received at Sutton Bonington. To see so many family members, friends, colleagues and University supporters cheering us …
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