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@Ramsaye
Friday cycling in the Lakes from Carlisle to Keswick, Saturday picked up the Coast to Coast route from Keswick to Sunderland with an overnighter in Garrigill on Saturday.
On the 29er so plenty of offroad including the old coach road out of Keswick, which felled me.
Exactly five weeks and one hour after breaking my elbow I was hurtling off road at speed and my grip failed. I managed not to land on the bad arm but took the full impact in the ribs instead. This meant cycling for two days across the lakes and Penines into a head wind with pain every breath and not able to sleep lying down. Bloody good riding, scenery and pubs so on balance, worth every ounce of discomfort.