Summary Stat Report. The Final Post.

This will be the final posting to The LEJOG BLOG. It's a wee summary of each day of the challenge and the winner of the caption competition.

Mrs Gav has deliberated and cogitated over the caption competition and has decided that the winner is .... Alan "Hogwash" Hogg! Well done Alan , mystery prize will be presented to you the next time you are out for a beer with Jimbo. Here's a link as a reminder ....

http://jimandgavs.blogspot.com/2010/07/lejog-blog-caption-competition.html


Stats Summary.

Day 1. Penzance to Lands End to Wadebridge
82 miles
12.2 mph
Granny gear rating 5/5

Via e.g. Marazion, Porkellis, Stithians, Peranwell Station (lunch), Truro, St Allen (one of 3 in the locality!), Whitecross,

Quotes of the day...

Gav "eventually this will end"
Jim "remember we're eating for tomorrow and the next day not just today"

Quote of the day outtakes
Jim "gav, resign yourself, ALL of Cornwall is like this"
Gav "Cornwall is a wonderful place to visit...in a car!"

Day 2. Wadebridge to South Molton
78 miles
Afternoon mph 14.4 for 46 miles. Morning - technical issue means unofficial rate of c8mph is all we can report.
Granny gear rating 5...again

Via e.g. Tintagel, Boscastle, Millook, Bude (lunch), Bideford

Quotes of the Day...

Gav "This feels like napoleons retreat from Moscow"
Jim "Gun it!" (this was Jim telling gav to make the most of the first non-dangerous descents of the trip)

QOTD outakes
Gav "I'm ready to go to bed now"
Jim "we need to take this one day at a time"

Day 3. South Molton to Compton Dando

88 miles
13.1 mph
Granny rating 3.5 out of 5.

via e.g. North Molton, Elworthy, Enmore, Bridgwater (lunch), Cheddar

Quotes of the day...
Jim "twice daily application of the chamois cream from now on"
Gav "this is my Waterloo" (struggling first thing in the morning)

QOTD outtakes
Jim "any day we finish before 7 is a bonus"
One from Hilary - "choose your food wisely" - very good advice- today was much better after a quality pasta lunch
Gav "let's go home and rub our legs"

Day 4. Compton Dando to Ludlow

102 miles
12.5mph
Granny gear rating 3/5

via e.g. Saltford, Westerleigh, Nibley, Iron Acton, Elberton, Severn Bridge, Chepstow, Tintern Abbey, St Briavels, Coleford (Lunch), Ross-on-wye, Fownhope (post office), Mordiford

Quotes of the day
Jim "it's all part of the legend"
Gav "these pedals ain't going to turn themselves"

QOTD outtakes...
Jim "I'm really suffering today"
Jim "I think I've hit the wall"
Gav "my legs are sore"

Highlight of the day...
Laughing so hard in the face of adversity we had to get off our bikes :)

Day 5. Ludlow to Mobberley (nr Knutsford)

90 miles
16 mph (SMMMMMOKIN!)
Granny gear rating 0.5/5

via e.g. Market Drayton (lunch), Adderley, Middlewich, knutsford

Quotes of the day
Gav "it's cancellara time!"

Day 6. Mobberley to Tebay

85 miles
11.1 mph
Granny gear rating 2.5/5

Made it to High Bentham via e.g. Warburton, Leigh, Chorley, Hoghton (Lunch - Private road!), Whalley, Slaidburn

Quote of the day
Laughlan "I'm really quite enjoying this apart from the rain and the cold...and the hills"
Gav "I thought the king of the mountains points finish line was the top of the hill"
Jim "yes it is, but we weren't at the top of the hill yet!"

Day 7 High Bentham to Langholm

85 miles
13.2 mph
Granny gear rating 3/5 (nothing savage but a lot of slow burners)

via e.g. Burton in Lonsdale, Middleton, Greenholme, Shap, Lowther, Penrith (Lunch), Plumpton, Carlisle, Longtown (& the border!)

Quotes of the day
Gav "open fire with the siege guns"
Jim "we better have a game of chess at some point, I've been hauling this set from lands end! Every gram counts."

QOTD outtakes
Gav "I'm going to de-rock right now"

Day 8. Langholm to Menstrie (nr Stirling)

112 miles (Langholm to menstrie nr Stirling)
14.4mph average
Granny gear rating 2.5/5

via e.g. Eskdalemuir, Ettrick, Tushielaw, Mountbenger, Traquair, Cardrona, Peebles (Lunch), Penicuik, Fairmilehead, Corstorphine, Winchburgh, Polmont, Stirling

Quotes of the day
Jim "

Day 9. Menstrie to Clachaig Inn, Glencoe

82 miles (menstrie to Clachaig inn, glencoe)
13.7 mph
Granny gear rating 2 (lots of long slow climbs but mostly managable in g+1 or g+2)

via e.g. Doune, Callander, Lochearnhead, Crianlarich (lunch), Bridge of orchy,

Quotes of the day
Gav "I just wanted to let rip and get the honkers out"
Jim "glencoe, consider yourself under siege"

QOTD outtakes
Gav "cold knees"
Jim "I think tonight could be a 3 Pinter"

Day 10, Clachaig Inn to Invermoriston

58 miles (glencoe to invermoriston)
14.7 mph
Granny gear rating - nothing to trouble the scorers (zero)

via e.g. fort Willliam, Spean Bridge, South Laggan (lunch), Fort Augustus

Quotes of the day
Gav "we were but children then" (referring to a holiday snap-esque photo at st michaels mount on Cornwall)
Jim "it always rains" (this after a rather annoying northern European chap at checkout at the Clachaig inn laughed at our cycling kit and took great pleasure in telling us it was going to rain. Much restraint was shown by not adding another few words)

Day 11. Invermoriston to Lairg
74 miles
13.9mph
Granny gear rating 2/5

via e.g. Drumnadrochit, Beauly, Muir of Ord, Dingwall, Evanton (lunch), Ardgay, Bonar Bridge

Day 12. Lairg to JOG
97 miles
14.4 mph
Granny gear rating 2/5

via e.g. Altnaharra, Syre, Bettyhill (Lunch), Thurso

This is LEJOG BLOG signing off......until our next challenge! ;o)