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John Hammond reports: Yesterday went well. It was supposed to be only 48 miles, but somehow we ended up doing 55 miles. Beautiful villages and fantastic houses and gardens. Many Rhododendrons and a lot of Japanese Knotweed! One particularly ‘interesting’ part of the ride was cycling along a forest track that...
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Paul Banks writes: Hello from sunny Germany after another long day in the saddle. Today we have covered 50 miles which turned out to be 65 miles before we made it to our destination in Lilienthal, approximately 100 miles from Hamburg. We have had the pleasure of covering some of the distance on the cycle paths
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YES! Once again it’s 0700 hours and the English trio are ready to set off again this time for the 52 miles from Emmeloord to Borger. It is understandably difficult to tell who is who when they are combined with the circus advertising board behind…
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John Hammond reports: We left Borger at 7.30am after a good evening at the local Chinese restaurant. We had a beautiful ride through woodland and pretty villages to Sellingen on the Dutch/German border. We were sad in some ways to be leaving Holland as we were made very welcome and their cycle paths and scenery were
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We are now half way through our cycle ride to Hamburg. As a person with no previous cycling experience I am glad to have got this far. It has been really cold and at times the combination of rain, ice cold headwinds and bottom numbing paved (brick) roads has made for some long and tough
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51 very tough miles into head wind. Fantastic cycle paths and fantastic views. Halfway there now. It’s not too late to donate now! To support the cyclists’ efforts in fundraising for two very worthwhile charities, all you have to do is click on the Just Giving link here
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Left from ferry at 0930 after a good night and breakfast. 59 tough miles in strong head winds… Got to hotel at 5.30..very long day. Cycle paths are excellent and everywhere. Today’s route covers Den Haag, Leiden, Alsmeer, and on to Amsterdam, Weesp. Head winds continue but good cycling. It’s not too...
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Jeremy picked up successfully in Chelmsford.
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So, at last with all the planning we met at Sonning Golf Club for the off. Encouraged to be ‘on our way’ by our Rotary colleagues, one of whom had even put on special pyjamas! The route was easily broken into three parts: Reading to Slough, all along the A4, completed easily in the pre-rush
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