Monday, June 25, 2007

L2P The Stats.



Picture Caption - Yessssssssssssssssss!!!!!

Mileage covered - allowing for my Cycle computer i reckon about 280 - 290 miles.
Time taken, again even with a reasonable estimate allowing for computer downtime was definately under 20 hours which was my target to beat.
No Punctures or other mechanical problems other than my pedal escapade that was soon rectified
Fastest speed 37.1 mph (even faster in km/h!)
Best moment - other than arriving under the Eiffel Tower, hitting Dover way back on day 1.

Beyond the actual doing 300 miles in 4 days, and riding between two european capitals the collection of personal stories, determination and joie de vivre en route was absolutely brilliant - the range of ages, abilities and experience was wide but together with a common purpose and desire to arrive in Paris together in one piece broke down the social barriers very quickly, and we all got on well together. Some of the stories of high speed downhill blowouts, mass punctures (8 was the record by a single rider over the period!), a rider colliding with the support vehicle on day 1, wheels disintegrating et al made the trip an experience that will stay with me forever.

Finally Would i do it again - yes, and if not this then something similar, but for the meantime I am looking forward to becoming more human and spending time back with my family again rather than just out on my bike.

Thanks for watching...

PS I think I will hit around £3000 - 3,500 in sponsorship so thanks to everyone who supported me both financially and personally over the past 6 months.

1 Comments:

At 9:28 PM, Blogger Go Pablo Go said...

Daren, it was without any doubt the best experience of my life. I met some excellent like minded people who were looking for a challenge. We found it and raised a substantial amount of money for our designated charities.I am just deciding what to do for next year! Heard from anyone else? regards Paul

 

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