The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 0 – Nottingham, Newquay, and Land’s End to Truro

16:25, Thursday September 8th 2011, was the last time I was at Land’s End. We had just finished the first Life Cycle (from John O’Groats). I said a few words to the team, including ‘my next birthday will be my sixtieth…..I will not be doing this again…..you are all much younger and might…..but just in …

The VC’s Life Cycle 3 Blog: Day 14 – Nevill Holt to Nottingham

What a wonderful day. We knew finishing in Nottingham would be something special, but none of us anticipated just how special. It was a cold start, overcast with northerly winds. Those of us staying in various places in Medbourne had a one and a half mile climb to Nevill Holt, our start point for the …

The VC’s Life Cycle 3 Blog: Day 1 – Nottingham to York

At breakfast we were discussing weather forecasts. After Chris had reported, he said ‘By the way Nick, I’ve checked your horoscope; you’re going to have lots of punctures over the next two weeks’. How prophetic was that. Within three miles of departing we had our first puncture. But it wasn’t Nick, it was Chris! (And …

The VC’s Life Cycle 2 Blog: Day 11 – Nottingham to Banbury

‘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 10 – Lincoln to Nottingham

What a fabulous day. We knew it would be, but it was better than we could have hoped for. The start was at Lincoln Cathedral, by a mile the most iconic start point of Life Cycle 2. It was a real thrill to see more than 50 leg riders preparing to take on the 54 …

The VC’s Life Cycle 2 Blog: Day 0 – Nottingham to Durness

Starting an ‘end to end’ from Cape Wrath is a lot less straightforward than starting at John O’Groats. You can’t just drive there. So task number one, get to Durness to stay overnight, before crossing the Kyle of Durness to The Parph and on to Cape Wrath. Over the last week everyone has been involved …