So after 99 hrs and 33 minutes I made it to the Atlantic Ocean. The last couple of days I seriously doubted I could complete the challenge. My left knee in particular had continuous pain, so I had to mainly use the right leg, which then triggered that knee. Things weren't helped by record rain fall in the Pyrenees. Well, was it worth it? Of course it was, look at that total. And, despite my 'hardship' and 'difficult' ride, it's now over. For Maisie it still continues. So let's keep supporting Team Awesome and fight 'Bob' together.

Day 3 was epic. The roads were like rivers, I couldn't see a thing. 103 miles of swimming. My left knee has now developed quite a bit of pain which takes the mind off lesser grumbles. My cycle 'nav' must have water damage, it's telling me I'm on flat ground when I'm going up mountains. Also some worrying noise coming from the bike. The bastions of the route have changed today's course due to roadworks heading into Andorra. Good news is that it's slightly shorter. Bad news an 3 extra mountains. Forecast is.... Rain. 29 hours left to complete.

2nd day done. Pretty brutal, lots of climbing, 8.5 hours in the saddle. Top of Tourmalet still had snow and had heavy rain for the 2nd half of the day making descending sketchy. Also v. cold and running out of dry clothes. Tomorrow another 100 miles and 3000 metres of climbing. Torrential rain forecast.