The team are going strong and have even made some friends along the way – see sheep above!
Wednesday (Day 4) was another fantastic day for the team. Despite a boozy team building session in the evening and a very poor breakfast at a shoddy hotel in Weston-Super-Mere we cruised into Bristol, over the Severn bridge and into the stunning Welsh countryside.
With sprits high, perfect weather and Bernard challenging everyone to a race we managed to make the 97 mile trek in a mere 10 hours.
To give you a sense of the performances of the team I am introducing a ‘Performer of the Day’ award for the star cyclist and a ‘Langer of the Day’ for poor performance.
Day 1
Langer of the Day = Bernard McEvoy: the award undoubtedly went to the Chairman for a strop that any teenager would have been proud of.
Performer of the Day = Neill Shrimpton: an easy choice for two reasons: (i) for setting a good early pace and (ii) teaching us all how to deal with a belligerent Bernard McEvoy.
Day 2
Langer of the Day = Neill Shrimpton: the 107 mile day through Dartmoor clearly took its toll on Mr Shrimpton. He couldn’t handle the fourth 30% hill of the day and collapsed sideways into a bush.
Performer of the Day = Ben Williams : the super featherweight, hill climbing extraordinaire wins the award for saving the teams’ life – as the only rider to have had the foresight to bring lights, he guided the team across Dartmoor in the pitch black to safety.
Other notable performances on Day 2
Gerald Byrne – with swollen knees he kept on going until the bitter end and showed admirable perseverance
Ercus Stewart – as the oldest member of the team he taught us all a thing or two about the value of experience
Day 3
Langer of the Day = Ben Williams: from hero-to-zero, Ben gets the award for several incidences of insubordination to a senior partner, Bernard McEvoy. Notably, expressing surprise each time Bernard wasn’t the last one up a hill.
Performer of the Day = Ercus Stewart: unbelievable ability to charm every passer-by, Ercus even managed to attract several donations by sweat-talking the locals. Good all round performance.
Day 4
Performer of the Day = Bernard McEvoy: came back with a bang, Bernard was in top form all day taking absolutely everything that Wales threw at him.
“Langer of the Day” = Bernard McEvoy: manages to win both awards. With less than 1 mile to go, Bernard challenged Ben to yet another race. Not playing by the rules, Bernard swerved straight for him causing Ben to veer off and crash into a ditch. Seeing the funny side, Ben still beat Bernard in the race
Today is Day 6 and the team will travel from Frodsham to Kendal. Keep checking back in to see who will be the Langer of the Day and Performer of the day over the weekend.
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