The Great Tour
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| 13:24 UK time, Tuesday, 24 August 2010
I must confess, I knew absolutely nothing about this amazing endurance event that is currently taking place in our great nation until I spotted it on the . Such is the power of the web.
began life on 3 July, 2010 and consists of cyclists from the worlds of sport, celebrity, charity, politics, science and arts all getting saddle sore together in the name of charity.
Their aim is to circumnavigate the British coast by bike - all 6,600 kilometres of it or as I prefer - 10,621 and a bit miles. And all done in just 64 days!
I've no idea where the current fad of using kilometres for sporting events came from? Especially when you consider that we all drive around in mph along roads measured in miles?
But I've probably just answered my own question - kilometres can be nicely rounded off and look better on promotional material?
Anyway rant over...it's an incredible journey and the riders are currently on stage 53 of 64 - travelling between Pembroke and Pendine.
On Wednesday they're cycling from Pendine to Mumbles followed on Thursday by a quick jaunt from Mumbles to Cardiff.
The tour leaves Wales on Friday as the riders cycle from Cardiff to Congresbury, which (after a quick Google search) I discovered is near Weston-Super Mare.
Keep an eye out for the 40 or so cyclists plus friends and give them plenty of room out there on the roads as it's very windy with strong gusts!
Gull
began life on 3 July, 2010 and consists of cyclists from the worlds of sport, celebrity, charity, politics, science and arts all getting saddle sore together in the name of charity.
Their aim is to circumnavigate the British coast by bike - all 6,600 kilometres of it or as I prefer - 10,621 and a bit miles. And all done in just 64 days!
I've no idea where the current fad of using kilometres for sporting events came from? Especially when you consider that we all drive around in mph along roads measured in miles?
But I've probably just answered my own question - kilometres can be nicely rounded off and look better on promotional material?
Anyway rant over...it's an incredible journey and the riders are currently on stage 53 of 64 - travelling between Pembroke and Pendine.
On Wednesday they're cycling from Pendine to Mumbles followed on Thursday by a quick jaunt from Mumbles to Cardiff.
The tour leaves Wales on Friday as the riders cycle from Cardiff to Congresbury, which (after a quick Google search) I discovered is near Weston-Super Mare.
Keep an eye out for the 40 or so cyclists plus friends and give them plenty of room out there on the roads as it's very windy with strong gusts!
Gull
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