Two full days - Saturday the sun was shining, while the route was both tough and jawdroppingly scenic.
Sunday at 5.30am we were woken by the incessant rain, which sat over us for most of the day. Any time we went over about 50 metres we were in the low damp clouds. It was tough and wet. By the end we were all feeling the effects of two long days in the saddle... but happy to have completed a quarter of our LEJOG distance
Chris: We set off early on Saturday morning in order to give the morning Manchester traffic the slip. After a brief stop in Chester for a sausage sandwich we pushed on only stopping for food and to mend punctures. Over the 2 day training ride we managed to get 7 punctures between us. The training ride was well worth doing, it gave me confidence and taught me to get some Assos cream pronto.
