The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 4 – Worthing to Hythe
August 19, 2014
Today Marion was riding in honour of Abbie Mifsud, whose parents came to welcome us at Hythe this evening. Marion commented: ‘Abbie was a special little girl, who added much to the lives of all who knew her. Riding in honour of Abbie had made the whole challenge personal for me, and spurs me on …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 3 – Bournemouth to Worthing
August 18, 2014
Today was Sam White’s day. I had the privilege of riding in his honour. I first met Sam in 2011. He did an interview at the University, in front of a live audience, about his experience of battling a brain tumour. I was struck by his poise, maturity and confidence; I was also struck by …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 2 – Exeter to Bournemouth
August 17, 2014
Let me start with the Support Team today. What a great group. Three newbies in Helen, Adam and Andy, and one old hand in Paul. So a nearly new team, but you wouldn’t know it such is the professionalism and poise with they do their job. And it is a bigger job than in any …
The VC’s Life Cycle 4 Blog: Day 1 – Truro to Exeter
August 16, 2014
‘This Time is Different’ is the title of a terrific book on financial crises by Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff; its sub-title is ‘800 Years of Financial Folly’. The interplay of the two tells you a lot. Every time we have a crisis, the familiar refrain from financial markets is ‘this time is different’ but …
The VC’s Life Cycle 3 Blog: Day 14 – Nevill Holt to Nottingham
September 1, 2013
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 2 Blog: Day 14 – Eastbourne to Dover
September 7, 2012
It’s interesting how distance becomes relative. At breakfast today when our maps were handed out, there was real delight that we ‘only’ had about 65 miles to do. Four months ago we were not even doing that in training runs. And, apart from two big climbs, one out of Hastings and one into Dover, it …
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 10 – Lincoln to Nottingham
September 3, 2012
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 Nottingham Life Cycle in pictures
August 26, 2011
Our riders have not only been busy doing us proud on their mammoth ride, they’ve also taken plenty of photographs. Here’s a selection of them so far. …
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