Tuesday 11 May 2010

Day 5 Summary

Last day in England and over half way to John O'Groats.  Shortest ride so far and likely to be the shortest of the trip - Chorley to Carlisle.  Started cyling at eight and negotiated Preston in the rush hour - not too pleasant but manageable.  Finished at 5.30. The route basically followed the A6 to Carlisle and proved to be fast with fairly light traffic.  Along the route we passed through Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, Shap, Penrith and Carlisle. The main feature of the day was the climb over Shap, at 1400ft, the highest point we'll touch in England.  The climb was achieved without too much trouble with Celia reporting a spot of snow falling on the way up.  Problems - Jack had a flat and Barry broke his front derailler.  Overall distance 100 miles and 1500m climb.

Route details and stats here.  Garmin clocked up 3 miles whilst we were having lunch! So averages etc not reliable,

Here's Jack at lunch in Kendal

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