James nous raconte son exploit !

As you are already aware I completed the 880 mile bike ride from the southern tip of the UK to the northern tip (Land's End to John o'Groats).. It was a great experience personally and I would like to thank you for your very generous donation to l'etoile du martin. The route was 880 miles and was completed within our 7 days target:

- longest day in the saddle was 153 miles

- shortest day was 101 miles

- average speed was 17 mph - max speed was 44 mph

- we also cycled from the west coast to the east coast of Britain during afternoon of day 4 and morning of day 5

- best scenery was Scotland (so i dont sound biased bits of England like Cornwall, Shropshire, the area north west of Gloucester bordering Wales, and the sign saying 2 miles to the Scottish border are also good sights!)

- 4 punctures, 1 ripped tyre, 1 buckled wheel

- 1 crash (my friend cycled into the back of me at a RED traffic light - i suppose most cyclists dont obey traffic signals but it was a big roundabout with traffic heading for a motorway!!)

- burned 6500 calories per day each

- fuelled during the day by the worst diet one can imagine (energy bars, gels, jaffa cakes, biscuits, diet coke, lucozade, energy drinks, bananas, and cheese and ham toasted sandwiches). I fear for my teeth

- fuelled in the evening by pasta, steaks and beers (medicinal and dulls the pain!!). I can also confirm that Guinness really is good for you as the adverts claimed (before the advertising standards authority was established).

- weather wise we had rain, sun and headwinds (not good for cycling)

Overall it was a great experience and for the sake of our bodies probably 'once in a lifetime'!

Best regards, James

Bravo James pour ton exploit et merci pour ton engagement qui a permis de recueillir des sommes très importantes qui viennent alimenter le compteur mis en place pour le programme de recherche que l'on souhaite financer.

Merci donc à tous les généreux donateurs qui, en soutenant le défi de James, ont soutenu l'Etoile de Martin!

Comments

[Sandrine]

I am so impressed by what James has done and it is great that people all over Europe can help you guys. You, Servanne, Laurent, Solene and now Apolline deserve it. I am sure that Martin is really proud of James.
Je suis vraiment super impressionee par ce que James a fait et aussi contente de voir que l aide pour votre association vient de toute l Europe. Servanne, Laurent, Solene et maintenant Apolline vous le meritez. Je suis sure que Martin est tres fier de James.
A tres bientot,
Vos amis d Andalousie