MTB Coast to coast epic

manofsteel
manofsteel Posts: 68
edited September 2010 in Routes
Hi

Me and a mate have just completed a sponsored bike ride and were wondering if anyone else had done the same route? We started at Workington at 09.45 and finished at Roker (Sunderland) 20hrs and 45mins later, at 06.30.

We made up the route ourselves and it went a bit like this:

Workington> Cockermouth> Bassenthwaite> Whitewater dash> Skiddaw House> Threlkeld> Old Coach road> Pooley Bridge> Askham fell> Dufton> High Cup Nick> Cow Green reservoir > St. johns chapel > Stanhope> Crawleyside Bank > Waskerley Way all the way to Roker.

The total distance was 128 miles and we were doing it to raise money for Cancer research and the Great north Air ambulance (details here: http://www.facebook.com/#!/group.php?gi ... 2571746261 )

We completed the route on singlespeeds (we fealt it needed to be a challenge :roll: )

I would be interested to know if anyone else has done this route, and how did you get on?

Cheers.
'Pain is just weakness leaving your body'

Charge Duster SS
GT Zaskar Carbon Expert
'03 Stumpy HT
Ribble Sportive Racing

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  • tenchi
    tenchi Posts: 52
    Fantastic and well done :D
  • afcbian
    afcbian Posts: 424
    manofsteel wrote:

    We completed the route on singlespeeds (we fealt it needed to be a challenge :roll: )

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
    I ride therefore I am
  • manofsteel
    manofsteel Posts: 68
    afcbian wrote:
    manofsteel wrote:

    We completed the route on singlespeeds (we fealt it needed to be a challenge :roll: )

    :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    In hindsight, gears might have been a good idea!
    'Pain is just weakness leaving your body'

    Charge Duster SS
    GT Zaskar Carbon Expert
    '03 Stumpy HT
    Ribble Sportive Racing

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