Land’s End to John O’Groats - another story
Land’s End to John O’Groats - another story Sustrans route with a racing bike??? I completed one of the major items on my cycling bucket list this year – the Land’s End to John O’Groats ride. Starting from Land’s End on July 10 th and arriving at John O’Groats on July 21 st , I used the Sustrans Guide, only departing from it to avoid the very rough stuff, and to get to my bed and breakfast for the night. The Sustrans guide is broken down into stages between 20 and 50 miles in length, and I planned to do two or three stages a day. The guide recommended not using a racing bike, but did suggest Gatorskin tyres were tough enough. I started with a pair of them on my racing bike as I don’t have a tourer. I wrote a blog recording my story of each day and emailed it to my friends and family. This article is compilation of the blog entries. Day 1 Land’s End to Bodmin 92 miles. My friends can see from my Strava data that I am slow. 11 mph average today. That's because I am ...