After a stay in the nicest bed so far we were all up early and keen to get on the road! Not to enjoy the ride itself and the joyous feeling the seats give us but it was the fact we only had 60miles to do……on the flat – ish!
Deadline was so we knew we’d have to hammer it for a short while then enjoy the coastline….once again, plan A never pans out as expected!
After nailing the first 40miles in under 2hours (average speed of around 23mph!) we reached some difficulties as we met the med. Being 20 miles away and taking two wrong turns was not ideal and meant that the last leg of the whole trip was a nervous one.
As we reached the coastline – instead of cruising along, wind in the hair and sun tans being topped up at a comfortable pace we had a gruelling 15km to do. Sweat, sweat and more sweat mixed with dehydration and tedious climbs over the last few km!! Knowing the finish was just around the corner was even more frustrating but as the clock hit 1230 we saw the light……………Cerbere! We had made it with 30minutes to spare.
We were greeted by our loyal supporters who made the last few legs a whole trip a lot easier so a massive thank you to all your support – it really did help.
I think it took all of us a few minutes to really take in what we had achieved over the last 4.5 days and the fact we had just ridden across a country over some challenging mountain passes.
It’s amazing that only a few months ago I was being sick after a 30 mile ride; Michael was pretending to be ill so he didn’t have to ride and Jason wanted to be even lighter than his bike!
Anyway – we did it and have some great/painful memories to keep with us and tell the grandkids!
Cheers
MMMs
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111
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