Encouragement from the boys

Doesn't get much better...

100 miles to go...

...c'mon these bikes ain't going to cycles themselves!

Day 11. Stat report.

74 miles (invermoriston to Lairg)
13.9mph
Granny gear rating 2/5

Once again Karen made an early break before the peloton (thanks go to jims mum for correcting our erroneous spelling!) got going. No need for pock rocks today, they stayed firmly in their pocks.

Jim and gav got going sharply around 9am and pulled a 42 mile, 15 mph morning session to catch up with the breakaway but yet again Karen got the morning green jersey points. The morning included a tricky 3/4 mile 15%er and was altogether harder work than yesterday. More on the 15%er later.

The afternoon session was unfortunately punctuated by a mechanical issue with Karens bike. Her seat post clamp lost it's thread as we were adjusting so we had to limp to the next town (ardgay). Luckily there was a handy mechanic there who was happy to help. The limping did give us the opportunity to enjoy the amazing views over the Dornoch firth however. Dazzling.

We spun into Lairg about 5:30 and met robin, gav's dad, who will do a shorter cycle via train tomorrow with Karen.

Aside. Tomorrow is our last day and we'd like to thank everyone who has helped, supported and encouraged us along the way. Also many thanks to those who have donated to cancer research. The challenges we've faced over the last 11 days are surely small in the grand scheme of things.

Ok, 2 relatively short/easier days behind us we face the final push. The king of the mountain jersey was conceded to jim on the 15%er this morning. The green sprint jersey has been conceded to gav after opening fire with his siege guns to take the last two stages (4-2 overall for stages contested). Clearly we both wear the yellow jersey if and when we make it to John o'groats (the pock rocks!).....
....so tomorrow is just about...
Jim and gav, 100 miles, (the elements) and John o'groats.......

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It may look like a picnic...

...but lejog sure ain't no picnic!

Gav said "why's my helmet so high on my head? Jims is all snuggly snuggly"

Gav and Karen

Climbing the hills over from evanton to ardgay

Urquhart castle

Home of the clan urquhart, on the banks of loch ness. Percy boy!