Day 1...DONE!

3 flat tyres, two broken spokes (and a wheel rebuild), one broken bottle cage and one dead bike computer battery and a broken polaration filter on a Very nice Canon Camera (but not as nice as a Nikon (according to the guy who took our picture at the sign)...but we made it! As we approached the hotel we managed to hit the hardest climb of the day! Ouch that hurt! So we left Land's End around 10:30 after all the initial pictures and even before we departed we had the first crash, Alex slipped a pedal. We got some great photos which we'll get onto the site over the next couple of days. Our driver turned out to be the real lifesaver today along with the guy ar Bodmin Bikes who rebuilt Alex's wheel.

The weather was fantastic and it really made a difference for us. When we stopped to get the wheel fixed we also went to Sainsbury's to get a snack and some supplies. The ladies in the cafe were wonderful and a nice guy collecting for the RAF gave us a donation! We also had several people contribute to the ride while we were on one of our several puncture stops.

It was a great day but I think we woke up a little to the challenge this is going to be. All in all we rode about 95 miles, climbed over 4000 feet, easily hit downhill speeds above 40 several times and really worked as a team. More tomorrow night but for now WE'RE TIRED! Thanks for following and please remember to donate.

Paul, Barry, Alex, James and Cedric