UK Cycle Challenge

[daveindeal]

THE UK CYCLE CHALLENGE

 

Dover - Wales - Ireland - Scotland -Dover

 

 

1200+ Miles, 27 Days*

*1 Day off every 4 days so total time = 33 Days

 

40 - 50 miles per day

 

Tent, Food & All Provisions "In-Tow"

 

 

The Route

Day 1 – Dover to Hastings (44 miles)

 

Day 2 – Hastings to Worthing (47 miles)

 

Day 3 – Worthing to Botley (48 miles)

 

Day 4 – Botley to Boyton (45 miles)

 

Day 5 – Day off

 

Day 6 – Boyton to Chepstow (48 miles)

 

Day 7 – Chepstow to Brecon (45 miles)

 

Day 8 - Brecon to Llanidloes (42 miles)

 

Day 9 – Llanidloes to ganllwyd (40 miles)

 

Day 10 – Day off

 

Day 11 – Ganllwyd to Gwalchmai (50 miles)

 

Day 12 – Gwalchmai to Navan ( 40 miles) (+ 60 miles on ferry)

 

Day 13 – Navan to Newry (45 miles)

 

Day 14 – Newry to cookstown (40 miles)

 

Day 15 – Day off

 

Day 16 – Cookstown to Larne (46 miles)

 

Day 17 – Larne to Maybole (41 miles) (+ 38 miles on Ferry)

 

Day 18 – Maybole to Larkhall (44 miles)

 

Day 19 – Larkhall to Edinburgh (40 miles)

 

Day 20 – Day off

 

Day 21 – Edinburgh to Ale Water (44 miles)

 

Day 22 – Ale Water to Great Swinburne (43 miles)

 

Day 23 – Great Swinburne to Bildershaw (43 miles)

 

Day 24 – Bildershaw to Cross Lanes (47 miles)

 

Day 25 – Day off

 

Day 26 – Cross lanes to Stainforth (43 miles)

 

Day 27– Stainforth to Bracebridge Heath (44 miles)

 

Day 28 Bracebridge Heath to Holbeach (40 miles)

 

Day 29 Holbeach to Barton Mills (47 miles)

 

Day 30– Day off

 

Day 31– Barton Mills to Witham (45 miles)

 

Day 32– Witham to Gravesend (43 miles) (+ 1 mile on Ferry)

 

Day 33 – Gravesend to Dover (49 miles)

 

I am also planning on an event on every day off so all of you guys out there have a chance to meet me, discover me and hope to get a few raffles with coins.

 

I am planning on doing this at the tail end of summer when the weather is still nice but a bit cooler.

 

If anyone whould like to join me on any of the days for a bit your more than welcome.

[+Simply Paul]

Good luck. On lots of levels... I'm waiting for the forum's flashing red lights and 'C-word' claxon.

[+GAZ]

Good luck. On lots of levels... I'm waiting for the forum's flashing red lights and 'C-word' claxon.

 

Been a few hours and the thread is still "alive".....

 

Anyway...good luck from me as well!

[+Dorsetgal & GeoDog]

Looks like a tremendous challenge - best of luck!

 

Maybe you could time your journey to arrive in Perth for the Mega?!

[+dino-irl]

Think you have a problem. Day 12, 13 & 14 aren't in the UK

[+Simply Paul]

Think you have a problem. Day 12, 13 & 14 aren't in the UK

He's riding in 1915..? Good point though. While I'm here, I'm running the coast of Jersey -all 48.1 miles of it- in a planned 11 hours next month for the British Heart Foundation. See my profile for more information. And that's the danger of precedents.