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Just logged in and seen this news Awful and so ruddy unfair.
RIP Andrew and hope you’re somewhere with a neat set of wheels. Thoughts with family and friends. -
Yep. As a Daggers fan (and a closet Spurs fan) even I had a bit of a cry. Surreal and you’ve got to feel it for his wife and kids.
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Justin Edinburgh
49 is no age at all and he was having probably the best time, having got Orient back into the Football League.
RIP
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always happy to tag along but the first thursday in the month is usually not a good day.
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Thoughts with everyone who knew him. RIP.
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RIP Emiliano Sala. I hope they find David Ibbotson soon. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-47166633
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I really wanted to, but part of me thinks it could be fate telling me not to cycle today. I'm a bit superstitious like that.
If I'd have known though, I wouldn't have eaten so many chocolates last night. Today's ride was to be fuelled by Quality Street.
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Almost in tears. Aggghhh. All up and ready but, when I went to get my bike, my neighbour has blocked the garage door with her car. Was so looking forward to this.
You all have a good one. Gutted not to be there as i knew I’d meet you all today.
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I said last year that unless I left earlier or moved further in that I wouldn’t attempt to join you again.
None of that has changed. What has changed is I’m far fitter than I’ve been for years, if still a little slow, and if I come it is probably with gears (shock! horror!) until I get a new fixie.
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Noooooooo :(
https://youtu.be/uG8ZM5jEsDc
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(((hugs))) to you too.
My friend had two young cats, 2 and 1. The eldest had FIP and they said goodbye 6 weeks ago. The youngest got diagnosed yesterday. Truly bastard news and totally gutted for them. I think it also means they cant have any cats for at least a
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(((hugs))) xxx
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@CompoS - wish you had commented earlier. Would have been good to speak to someone who had done something similar.
But a less hilly route... not sure that's the true C2C.
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I didn’t know either, but clicking the link and then google (surely the middle-aged person’s life saver) is your friend
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Thunderbirds are GO!
Picked this up from Facebook- all sounds FAB to me!53 years ago today, Thunderbirds were GO for the very time! Who remembers their very first rescue? See the whole series on @Twitch from 2.30PM BST today - including 3 BRAND NEW EPISODES made with puppets and models. Watch here: https://www.twitch.tv/shoutfactorytv
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I realised I forgot to update this.
Well I made the start, even though I had yet anothet setback only a few weeks before.I’d had a discussion before going about using the bike supplied or taking my own, so I took my own. All the other cyclists used the bikes provided but brought their own saddle and pedals. No one had any issues with the hired bikes.
The whole thing was amazing, awesome and so much better than cycling in London and the surrounding areas.
Everywhere welcomed cyclists and on the first cycle path out of Whitehaven, you’d think that people had been paid by the local tourist board as every one we passed said good morning and wished us luck.
The hills - no amount of training in flat ol’ London can prepare you for the hills. Long climbs over 1-3 miles and the sheer incline in Penrith first thing in the morning on cold legs - ouch.
The weather was hot and sunny but you’ll see in the link on Day 2 the video of the wind near Hartside, which was pushing my fellow cyclists back up the hill on the descent, meaning they used a lot of energy trying to cycle down when they should have been freewheeling.
Overall I cycled 69/140 miles thanks to a deep quad sprain (which I am still struggling with).
I’ve written up the three days and have loads of photos etc via my sponsorship page.
(Its worth checking out the sponsorship link just to see what I did when I got to the top of
Hartside!)If you already sponsored me THANK YOU, if you didn’t, I’d really like to make 100% of my target and just £5 will make a difference.
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/suzannecollierAll the photos https://photos.app.goo.gl/8y6pZ6TBdBtsMPJd7
Also the local tour support vehicle was Velocene Adventures. He is based up there but has organised worldwide cycle tours too so definitely worth making a note of, only because his rides include Granny’s home made ginger cake. https://velocene.com/en/
To anyone thinking of doing the C2C do it. But leave your road bike at home along with your ego. This is definitely a ride, not a race.
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Enjoy. The rigmarole in it about a thingamyjig will probably sound like discussions on here about bike parts.
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Tragedy indeed. Thoughts with your colleague.
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Nooooooooo. We were read one of his other books at school. If you get the opportunity, read Riddles Rhymes and Rigmaroles. This man was so much more than Postman Pat.
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Oh I am sorry to hear this. (((hugs))) xxx
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RIP. Condolences to all who knew him.
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Too soon for me, but another ride in about 3-4 weeks and I’m in.
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ooh, looks like I logged in at the right time. I’m a possible as long I can ride gears. (I’ve come to the conclusion that my fixie is probably too small for me after all but want to have a bike fit before I decide to sell anything!)