Seeing as how the Manly Steed and I are both putting on weight (well, I am) and the weather has been pants all year, I despaired of ever having the motivation to actually get out on the road again.
No more, I cry, reminiscent of some lonely rebel without a clue fighting back against the establishment!!
We have joined with a fantastic group of people who are 'Twycling' the length of Britain from John O'G to Lands End. That which I swore never to do again (and there was a lot of swearing, believe me) I have gone into with at least my eyes open this time.
Right: a bit about Twycle.
First, the name.
Twycle is a cycle ride which has been set up and publicised on Twitter. Twitter / Cycle, Twycle. It took me a while to get it.
Twycle is the brainchild of Callum Fairhurst and Monty English, and is remarkable for the fact that Callum is 12 years old and is doing this to raise money for CLIC Sargent, a phenomenal charity which helps children with cancer. Sadly, Callum lost his 14 year old brother Liam Fairhurst to cancer last year, and is carrying on the fundraising torch for him after he raised £320,000 for charity.
We are joining a team of 8 core riders, including Monty English who some of you may recognise from Dickinson's Real Deal (Ah, the double D!!) who will be riding (apparently!) on an antique bicycle with no brakes. You can almost hear The Manly Steed laughing it's chainset off at the thought...
It will be a relay style affair, with a pair of riders doing a 2 hour stint on, and then passing over to another 2 who carry on with the aim of achieving approximately 150 miles per day, and roughly a week of cycling time.
The route has yet to be decided, and I am offering the occasional piece of advice from the memories seared onto my brain from last time, and because this is a relay I can hopefully avoid Berriedale this time. I have become something of 'hill specialist' since then - it is surprising how far I will go out of my way to avoid them!
So, the website is http://www.twyclebritain.co.uk/ and the Twitter page is www.twitter.com/twyclebritain and I am now tweeting (I think - it may be called twitting!) as OasisJamesRec.
Please sign up and spread the good word about this venture, and if you are able / inclined to then please feel free to donate at www.justgiving.com/twycle - the aim is to raise £20,000 and there are various celebrities getting involved, including Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Sterling Moss!
I'll be back and blogging about the longer training rides that we do, and then writing the whole thing up in my usual wordy style.
Many Thanks to Katherine C who got me involved in this by dangling it in front of me like some vicious tease... :)
No more, I cry, reminiscent of some lonely rebel without a clue fighting back against the establishment!!
We have joined with a fantastic group of people who are 'Twycling' the length of Britain from John O'G to Lands End. That which I swore never to do again (and there was a lot of swearing, believe me) I have gone into with at least my eyes open this time.
Right: a bit about Twycle.
First, the name.
Twycle is a cycle ride which has been set up and publicised on Twitter. Twitter / Cycle, Twycle. It took me a while to get it.
Twycle is the brainchild of Callum Fairhurst and Monty English, and is remarkable for the fact that Callum is 12 years old and is doing this to raise money for CLIC Sargent, a phenomenal charity which helps children with cancer. Sadly, Callum lost his 14 year old brother Liam Fairhurst to cancer last year, and is carrying on the fundraising torch for him after he raised £320,000 for charity.
We are joining a team of 8 core riders, including Monty English who some of you may recognise from Dickinson's Real Deal (Ah, the double D!!) who will be riding (apparently!) on an antique bicycle with no brakes. You can almost hear The Manly Steed laughing it's chainset off at the thought...
It will be a relay style affair, with a pair of riders doing a 2 hour stint on, and then passing over to another 2 who carry on with the aim of achieving approximately 150 miles per day, and roughly a week of cycling time.
The route has yet to be decided, and I am offering the occasional piece of advice from the memories seared onto my brain from last time, and because this is a relay I can hopefully avoid Berriedale this time. I have become something of 'hill specialist' since then - it is surprising how far I will go out of my way to avoid them!
So, the website is http://www.twyclebritain.co.uk/ and the Twitter page is www.twitter.com/twyclebritain and I am now tweeting (I think - it may be called twitting!) as OasisJamesRec.
Please sign up and spread the good word about this venture, and if you are able / inclined to then please feel free to donate at www.justgiving.com/twycle - the aim is to raise £20,000 and there are various celebrities getting involved, including Sir Chris Hoy and Sir Sterling Moss!
I'll be back and blogging about the longer training rides that we do, and then writing the whole thing up in my usual wordy style.
Many Thanks to Katherine C who got me involved in this by dangling it in front of me like some vicious tease... :)
That's better Will! You can thank me now because somehow, I don't think you'll be thanking me later! lol
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