The Route of Day 2

En France - Calais to Arras - 78 miles


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The Route of Day 1

Here's the route we will be following on Day 1. It's about 67 miles of cycling, with about 30 miles of swimming at the end.

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194 in last 2 weeks!

Getting lots of practice in! About 91 miles was on the Pork Pies and Potholes sportive in Melton. It includes some off road sections, hence the potholes (not a pork pie to be seen though!). Very windy and tiring - it was supposed to be about 107 miles, but Dave and I took a sneaky short cut (local knowledge can be useful). Ended up coming in with the leading groups (who eyed us suspiciously) and had our photos taken by Cycling Weekly.

Not quite the same as taking EPO - but the principles are the same.

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Quite a lot of miles done, not sure how many!

Done quite a bit on the bike, including a 50 miler with Paul last week, but the GPS is at the repairers and I don't know exactly how many I've done. Just that it was a lot, and my legs ached afterwards. Got the route briefing from Christian Aid and it does seem to be further and hiller than I thought, so more practice required.

The A team

Here's the official team photo - me on the left, Anil in the middle and Paul on the right. Paul and I are giving an interview on BBC Radio Leicester on Friday 19th June at 12.15pm if you're able to listen - should be available online - http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/local_radio/index.shtml

89 miles this week

A mixture of commuting and morning/evening rides. The GPS is still playing up so can't prove anything! It's going well, although my bike has developed a loud rattle, which sounds as if it might be a bad thing, best just to keep ploughing on regardless!

86 miles this week

Cranking up the miles this week, although GPS woes mean I can't prove what I've done. Started to do some fundraising at the University with a photo quiz - I'll post the picture of me as a small child later - the ones of me as a cachectic teenager are less appealing (if funnier)