AM DAY 10: 72 Miles.
We are getting in the swing of this now... Up at 6.30 AM for a bowl of muesli, some croissants and a cuppa. Tents down and van loaded by 8.30 AM. 40 riders raring to go in 3 groups - the so-called 'Cheetahs', 'Rhinos' and 'Slugs'! I joined the Cheetahs and true to form they didn't hang about on the bikes. There are some incredibly strong riders in the One Mile Closer team. We covered the 72 miles today in 6 hours including the now customary boulangerie stop and a smashing lunch sitting in the shade outside a French bistro. We then pitched everyone's tents and had a bit of a rest in the afternoon. The weather and riding have been fabulous and our fitness has come on in leaps and bounds. We have several big days now as we push on to St Malo and then sunny Sussex. With the finish line just a few hundred miles away, we are are now flying along!
We are getting in the swing of this now... Up at 6.30 AM for a bowl of muesli, some croissants and a cuppa. Tents down and van loaded by 8.30 AM. 40 riders raring to go in 3 groups - the so-called 'Cheetahs', 'Rhinos' and 'Slugs'! I joined the Cheetahs and true to form they didn't hang about on the bikes. There are some incredibly strong riders in the One Mile Closer team. We covered the 72 miles today in 6 hours including the now customary boulangerie stop and a smashing lunch sitting in the shade outside a French bistro. We then pitched everyone's tents and had a bit of a rest in the afternoon. The weather and riding have been fabulous and our fitness has come on in leaps and bounds. We have several big days now as we push on to St Malo and then sunny Sussex. With the finish line just a few hundred miles away, we are are now flying along!