Day 0: Le Prologue

July 7, 2011 in England ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

Today we set out from Epsom to Portsmouth, from where we embark properly on our journey.

...its fair to say it hasn't gone well. One of our number developed a problem with knees. Of the 65 miles from Epsom to Portsmouth, we managed to ride only around 30 of them. For the last few miles the ailing team member had to be towed (as in with a rope, rather than aerodynamically).

We shan't get into who towed whom, but Chris's bike is the one at the back in the picture.

We took a train down to Portsmouth, and stayed at a camp site in the adjoining Southsea.

Tomorrow we work out our next move.Read more