Over the years my cycling
exploits have included John O’Groats to Lands End twice, Dieppe to Marseilles,
the Camino Way. I’ve cycled over the Alps, the Pyrenees and travelled through
numerous European countries on my trusted Dawes Galaxy. Along the way, I’ve
taken hundreds of people to Paris on charity bike rides and supported over a
thousand cyclists across the entire South Downs Way.
But, the challenge of getting
Jack safe and sound across Scotland to Newcastle will be my toughest assignment
yet. Given Jack’s condition it will be his toughest too.
Since Jack has had to retire from
his plumbing job several years ago and given up his driving licence due to
Huntington’s, jack has used a bicycle to gain independence. Those who live in
Brighton & Hove may have seen him taking his regular Friday jaunt to
Portland Road to see his old colleagues.
We have (hopefully I am not
tempting fate), achieved our first goal which was to get Jack through training in
one piece ready to arrive in Scotland on June 16th and thankfully his
prostrate problem seems to have cleared up just in the nick of time and at
least he should be able to sit on the saddle.
There is a team of eight starting
the challenge. Simon & Jane Carpenter will be joining us all the way to
Aviemore, Rob Davidson will be with us until Edinburgh and Julian Clemas will
accompany us all the way to Newcastle. My wife and I (Denise), along with David
Stamp will then leave Jack in Newcastle to recuperate for a week with his
family, while we zoom south into the sunset on our bicycles to get to Brighton
in seven days and complete the challenge.
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