posted Mar 14, 2008

comment by T_Toon (U7159698)
posted 5 Hours Ago

C'mon Shearer & Chiles nearly there!!!!!!

I reckon they'll get to the studio at about 10 past 7!!!!!!

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How did you know that lol?

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posted Mar 14, 2008

well done to shearer and adrian!

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posted Mar 14, 2008

Fantastic achievement! Superb!

So sad that Lineker had to make that "joke" about red light jumpers. Shame he didn't volunteer to join them, it might have been good for his attitude.

Anyway, once again, what a fantastic thing to have done. I hope West Brom win the Cup and Newcastle win someday soon.

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posted Mar 14, 2008

Well Played

Two excellent people

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posted Mar 14, 2008

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Congratulations Alan and Adrian, not forgetting your magnificent Support Team.
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Well done all of you.
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I'm glad you both finished, I would have hated to have asked for my sponsorship money back !
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posted Mar 14, 2008

well done lads,
i have lost 3 1/2 stone due to cycling because of being diognosed of having angina , i did 20 mile ride today and thought of you guys
i could not do it but hay 12 months ago i nearly died
i thought chiles- ie was brill for a plump guy

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posted Mar 15, 2008

Good on you both. I've taken up cycling in a big way and I'm amazed when people think I'm superhuman for cycling a mere 30 miles.

I would love to do a big challenge like this and it's an inspiration.

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posted Mar 15, 2008

I'd like to see you cycle that far.

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posted Mar 17, 2008

Who was that Lone Stranger who followed the cavalcade from The Hawthorns to BBC TV Centre?
It was me.
I have only a couple of negative things to say. One – The road pace was a little too fast. Heart rates were elevated above what they could have been and the sweat was flowing more than it should have been. Two – the stops were too long. Blood flow to the muscles slowed down more than should have been allowed. This is why Adrian got cramps.
Other than that, it was a nice day out, despite the drizzly rain between Aylesbury and Amersham.
Oh, another mistake was that each of the seven riders carried 2 kg of water and energy drink ON the bike. They had a support van to pass them any water bottles, so 2 kg could have been reduced significantly. I didn't carry any water bottles, as I was only going the 125 miles between West Brom' and London, and stops were scheduled for every two hours.
For insurance purposes, I had to follow behind the trailing vehicle, the one with the big matrix sign on its roof. I got fed up after 4 hours dodging the paper coffee cups that was being thrown out of the passenger window.
But the most notable observation of the whole day was the dismal number of cyclist who bothered to follow the procession. Alan and Adrian's progress was visible on the website, so it didn't take much thinking to predict the next junction and timing. Was it the drizzle? Was it the Friday afternoon traffic? I don't know.
One other item worthy of a comment, - Adrian is not overweight. I'm overweight, by about a stone, and looked positively rotund standing next to him.

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