Barry's Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast · 16 June 2017
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On the 16th, 17th and 18th June 2017, myself and 11 others, intend to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer by cycling from Coast to Coast (C2C).
This is a well known cycling route/challenge and here are a few facts:
The total distance (except detours) is approximately 140 miles.
We will start in Whitehaven on the west coast of Cumbria with a variety of both on and off-road trails, ending in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear.
It is claimed to be Great Britain’s most popular long-distance cycle route.
The highest point of the ride is 2000 feet above sea level.
The C2C is completed by an average of between 12,000 and 15,000 cyclists every year.
On this adventure we are being supported along the entire journey by a support vehicle, provided by Schiedel Chimney Systems in Washington, which is where the majority of the other 11 riders work, 1 of them being my friend Andy who has organised the whole event so a big thank you to him. This vehicle will carry our clothes (likely be thermals going off our current weather), refreshments along with repair tools if needed and will be driven by John (Andy's father) who has completed this cycle ride twice himself.
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