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| DAY 14 - they have finished - well done...... |
9.15am We're off on
the last 40 miles. 8 degrees, clear sky, gentle breeze. Ben still whining,
Tim feeling better, Craig faffing over the bikes..... Progress reports
to follow through the morning...
Craig
The Finish
They have made it!!!…..well done Ben, Craig and Tim….amazing stuff guys!!!!
Massive, Big, Huge, Humongous, Enormous, Giant, Epic congratulations from all of the End2End contacts……we think your fab!!!!!
Well, that's is then. In two blistering
hours of riding this morning we made it to John O'Groats and the end
of our bike ride. Apart from a couple of nasty little hills near the
start the riding was very gently undulating which, with the strong tail
wind enabled us to keep an average speed of over 20mph. After 950+ miles
of riding this was no mean feat and I was grinning like an idiot for
much of the ride. We sped into John O'Groats three abreast not caring
if anyone wanted to overtake, then romped up to Duncansby Head for what
is the real far corner of Britain and in my mind, the true finish of
the ride.
Matt produced a bottle of champagne and after a few photos we wobbled back
into John O'Groats feeling surprisingly smashed. Thankfully the tourists
were thin on the ground around the tacky souvenir shops and the bloke who
puts up the waymarker boards showing the distance to your home town (for
a fee of course) must have been having a lie in. We took our photo in front
of the bare pole, loaded the bikes into the van and for the first time
in what seemed like months, we headed south.
Craig
PS: I hope everyone has enjoyed following our trip. We certainly found
it helpful to know people were rooting for us and the money we have raised
for Woodlarks has made all the more worth while. On this subject, I 'd
like to invite anyone who hasn't yet done so to sponsor our trip and help
the Woodlarks Campsite Trust to enter a new era of provision for disabled
campers. Email any pledges directly to myself, Tim or Ben.
Thanks for your support.
Ben, Tim & Craig
Craig - I can now no longer call you "Old Man!" after the effort you put in on the cycle ride. Perhaps we could do a British pie shop tour as thats the only way I would get around on a bike. James
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The final days stats:- Message to base (telegram style): Team End2End reports success in North STOP Reached JOG
at 1125 hrs STOP All men fit and well STOP Expect return
to HQ on 22 Aug 2007 STOP Look forward
to sharing experience ASAP
STOP God bless the Queen and
Empire STOP
We did it ! "Who wants to cycle home"
A well deserved drink of bubbly! Bens last blog......At last we've finally finished
after 975 miles and 13½ days riding. Ben, Tim & Craig
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