Yes, I successfully completed the BHF Cotswolds Bike Ride today. Distance covered in 2 hours 58 minutes was 40.65 miles.
The amount of sponsorship raised was pretty incredible and stands at £165.00 – so again, many thanks to all of you who supported me.
Copy of certificate:
There was a huge number of riders out today and upon arrival there must have been in the region of 100 people queuing up to register on the day, and somewhere in the region of 300+ people all waiting to leave to start the bike ride (the organisers allow groups of 30 or so riders to leave at any one time for safety reasons). I passed one rider with number 1114 so if this was an indication of numbers participating, the BHF will be pleased with sponsorship raised I should imagine.
The weather was fairly kind – a bit chilly to start with, and some spots of rain (got back home in time to miss the afternoon showers). Again, I was amazed at the various bikes and clothing (or lack of) that people were using. With my three layers of top body clothing on and leg warmers I was comfortable, but could still feel the chill on the top of the Cotswolds. One young man had long casual shorts with a vest top. No jacket or arm covering at all – he must have been freezing at times.
A promised day off tomorrow, trying to catch up with some paperwork and shopping; and a visit to the allotment to see what state my strawberries and gooseberries are in. Hopefully the birds and slugs will not have been too busy and it will still be worthwhile covering the fruit with fleece.
Well done Nigel!
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