Mobytek
Well-Known Member
Having done Newcastle to London with action Challenge the other weekend, it really is a eye opener as to what has to go on,
In short, nearly 400 riders, 6 rest stops. 4 baggage vans with your bags at every stop, professional catering at each stop, suppled gels, iostonics, bottles, bars etc. crews battling horrendous storms to get stations set up and taen down and transport to and fro the start line, with a sepper eagon at the back to pick up the stragglers, and coaches to take the exhausted to the finnish, over 50 staff working 48hrs straight.
and the best time of the weekend - Newcastle to London in 20Hrs 28 mins. (if you take out 10 mins per stop for 6 stops thats an hor so really 19 and a half hours!)
WOW!!!
A lot of entrants (80% ish) would not have tried it, farless attempted it without the safety net and support. So on thi occasion, probably 300 riders at £1200 each rasied that otherwise would not have been raised.
In short, nearly 400 riders, 6 rest stops. 4 baggage vans with your bags at every stop, professional catering at each stop, suppled gels, iostonics, bottles, bars etc. crews battling horrendous storms to get stations set up and taen down and transport to and fro the start line, with a sepper eagon at the back to pick up the stragglers, and coaches to take the exhausted to the finnish, over 50 staff working 48hrs straight.
and the best time of the weekend - Newcastle to London in 20Hrs 28 mins. (if you take out 10 mins per stop for 6 stops thats an hor so really 19 and a half hours!)
WOW!!!
A lot of entrants (80% ish) would not have tried it, farless attempted it without the safety net and support. So on thi occasion, probably 300 riders at £1200 each rasied that otherwise would not have been raised.
