205 miles in a day (Tommy Godwin Challenge) - the Progress thread

[MisterStan]

Quote from Steve on the other place 'I feel stronger now than I have all year. Just taking it easy today so I can get best use of the tailwind tomorrow.'

 

[MisterStan]

I think the plan is for him to ride to the East coast tomorrow. That's a massive ride!

 

[ianrauk]

yup, just seen this over at the other place.

teethgrinder

Re: 28th March - Day 87
« Reply #16 on: Today at 03:37:40 PM
Looks like my plan has been rumbled.
The wind is very strong so I am a bit slow and won't get to Exeter till late.
Nevertheless I hope to ride the wind to Lowestoft but can always check into a hotel if I run out of steam.

 

[Scoosh]

Was just having a look at his tracker and wondering if he was going to do the whole "to the east coast trip" !

Should be a cracking day for him tomorrow - for distance at any rate ...

 

[ianrauk]

If the wind is anything like today's with speed and direction... he'll fly...

 

[summerdays]

I think I saw that the wind gusts were meant to be worse tomorrow. I hope that doesn't give him problems.

 

[Scoosh]

I was a day early !

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I think the plan is for him to ride to the East coast tomorrow. That's a massive ride!

Well over 300 miles! I thought the distances were already unreal....

 

[Dayvo]

Strong head winds are a pain in the arse, strong side winds are out and out dangerous.

Let's hope he knows how to tack and attack!

 

[ianrauk]

A really long day yesterday for Steve. 214 miles into what must have been a headwind all day. He finished after midnight hence the small Sunday mileage.
Reading over at the other place, he only had 4 hours between arrival and departure for today's ride back to the East of England. He's already has 30 miles on the clock

 

[summerdays]

I peeked over at the other place and it looks like he had a very late arrival but did make it to Exeter against that head wind! And after a very short sleep he is off again to hopefully be blown back the other way!

 

[BSRU]

According to the tracker he seems to have stopped, or not moved much in Wellington.

 

[Banjo]

at least he will have a tailwind today but battling into it all day yesterday must have taken its toll,

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

So, if Steve does the monster ride to Lowestoft, won't he wake up tomorrow with nowhere east left to go and a headwind between him and home? I know it's not his style, but if there ever was a time for hitching a lift or catching a train upwind, it'll be tomorrow.

 

[Mugshot]

So, if Steve does the monster ride to Lowestoft, won't he wake up tomorrow with nowhere east left to go and a headwind between him and home? I know it's not his style, but if there ever was a time for hitching a lift or catching a train upwind, it'll be tomorrow.

That's what I was thinking, tomorrows forecast is for more of the same, two out of three days into 30mph head winds would be horrendous. Plus as @BSRU says his tracker hasn't moved from Wellington, hopefully it's a glitch and not an issue.