My turn!

Sentence structure !! It's me thats serving the sentence 17.5 years (nearly 19 if you count his brother) served so far - still he goes to uni next year all being well .......

Hi rafe,

Well done, don't suppose you happened to bump in to my mate stace - http://www.justgiving.com/staceyrollings he had a fun packed time too

Dorset4x4 wrote:

Well done

Hey, I've not done it yet! Different event to the one your mate did. At least he used a proper bike!

Rafe

Good luck, hope you've got slick tyres

i sugest you get the most nobley tyres possible just for the looks

ahhh well i can read it so its all good i guess, apart from the three failed english GCSE attempts

My crazy peddle to Paris is this Thursday & Friday !

You should be able to track my progress via:

www.codegate.co.uk/cycling.php

Though as Andy & BJ will tell you, technology doesn't always play ball and unfortunately I won't be able to keep an eye on it, for obvious reasons.

Will let you know how I get on sometime next week.

Rafe

Best of British mate, we'll be thinking of you.

Something you don't know (I can tell you now as it's not going to happen) is the fact Sheila and I were intending to surprise you on Saturday at the Parisian Cafe where you'll be watching the rugby final! Unfortunately (a) We can't book a hotel anywhere remotely near Paris for love nor money - PARIS IT SEEMS IS FULL!, and (b) even if we could, it's impossible to book a flight to Paris. We even considered flying from Bournemouth to Nantes and getting the TGV direct to Paris, but again, even ignoring the additional cost (this would bump up the cost of the weekend to £450 ... without spending money!!!) we still wouldn't have anywhere to stay in Paris!

Oh well, it was a nice thought seeing you to be able to Mick out of your bandy legs/sore 'arris, winding up the Frogs for losing their semi and having a darn good session as we beat the Boks (I wish) but of course it's still not possible logistics-wise.

What a weekend to choose!

Best of luck Rafe!

Thanks for the encouragement guys.

Nice gesture Tom! The cycle ride has a rugby theme, so it had to be this weekend. We're leaving Twickenham stadium (proper like, they're opening one of the staff car parks for us) and heading for Stade de Paris.

Just glad we booked our hotels ages ago. Bet it went manic after England got in the final as it's quite accessible for us brits. If it'd been New Zealand vs South Africa for example you'd of probably found it easier.

Oh well, not a big Rugby fan but looking forward to being there now! Atmosphere should be awesome.

Rafe

best of luck rafe i hope you have a comfy seat!!! and one of those speed o meters for bikes they occupy alot of the time " oooo i wonder what that button does "

Tom : did you not watch top gear this weekend? talk to clarkson he will get you across there

cheers kieran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWjHqJC0StI&mode=related&search=



Hope made it rafe!

hows the butt?

Well I survived! If you looked at the tracker you may have noticed that like on LandyRally there were a couple of wrong turns, but I made it.

185 miles covered, 65 on Thursday and 120 on the Friday.

Sorry to disappoint but butt is fine, have no blisters (on butt or otherwise) and apart from being a little behind in sleep quota and a slight twinge when climbing stairs I'm absolutely fine.

Rafe

Well Done Rafe!!!
Brilliant acheivement, we're all proud of you.

No blisters...must have been the banana trick :?:

Clare
"Driving Miss Daisy"

good effort!!!

"and apart from being a little behind in sleep quota" ... good pun!

Good effort mate.

And to think some had a whinge on Landy Rally at the mileages. Huh, Rafe's just cycled 65 miles one day, 120 the next! Sitting behind a wheel of a Tdi is a doddle by comparison!!!

depends who's TDI your sat behind

kieran wrote:

depends who's TDI your sat behind

I second taht kieran