A history of The Coast-Coast ride.
During the Summer of 1999, I fell off a rope swing,whilst prating around, and ended up in a cast with my ankle ligaments badly torn. During this period, I had chance to think. Me and pud-racing (www.pud-racing.co.uk) had often talked about riding from Ilfracombe to Plymouth, Coast-coast, but never anything more than talk. Well, I wanted to make it happen. Initially, I thought about us guys doing it for charity. But when you do this, you think about raising as much as possible for the charity, and that meant opening it up for anyone. Sunday December 29th 1999
This time it was 4 days before the millennium, and the weather was interesting. From the great sunshine between Barnstaple and Torrington, to the snow and hail across Dartmoor. This was the first time I had arranged anything like this, and it was brilliant. Great support from Trustcott's, and Bike It of Newport, Barnstaple. The pictures are here. And then I rested. And rested. But then I went out for another ride- just after Christmas, 2003; strange things happen when I do this. I get oxygen to my brain, and things happen. So it all happened again. COAST-COAST MAY 23RD 2004 |
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