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This was it, the first day of riding! We woke to bouncing rain which wasn't a great start to day one and the 80 miles we had to cover.
It got even worst for Warb shortly before leaving when he realised he had forgot to pack his waterproof, unlucky.
Anyway we set off and quickly covered the 6 miles down to Lands end to meet Rich. On arrival He was already there and as expected was sporting a slight hang over, as where we, 2 pints of Cornish knocker the previous evening had gone straight to our heads!
We got the customary photo of the sign, paying a tenner to some old boy with a film camera who promised to post on the picture, although well worth it for the bespoke sign we created! See pic.
We then hit the road, after a few miles the rain cleared up and we were cycling through some stunning Cornish scenery, on route passing the stunning St Michaels Mount (see pic)
Again the highlight of the morning was Warb falling off. A couple of punchers later is was time for Lunch in Newquay, I went for a Tuna baguette that a local cat seemed to enjoy my scraps of. (see pic)
The afternoon was more of the same, stunning countryside, in particularly lots of nice sheep!
I might be painting a nice picture above but just to be clear this ride was brutal, 80 miles of continual up and down, 7hrs of solid riding (not including stops) and 6147 calories burnt.
With that in mind we were very glad to reach our Tintagel hostel at 8pm that night, the view was amazing! See pic!
That evening we cooked a massive pasta feast and Warb took some complex advice on cycling injuries from a random French bloke, we still have no idea if he was qualified to give such advice, but Warb is now following this to the T. let's see how it goes!
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