Originally Posted by
jsherris
Ricco, the terrain on your route is fairly tame & quite flat - saying that though, you can never guarantee the weather, or what if you should wake up in the morning full of a cold - you know what I mean - even with training and with the best of intentions, it's best to err on the side of caution.
Stay as a novice for this one - you can promote yourself afterwards & try some harder rides later - especially next year!
Have you had a look at the Evans cycle website? They have some fantastic rides throughout the year, for competitors and leisure riders alike... well worth having a browse.
The worse thing for me & Kerri when we did our manchester to blackpool ride was when we were about 35 miles into it, we started seeing the pros cycling back to manchester! [lol] Totally soul destroying!
Even more soul destroying is when himself pops his cycle gear on, climbs on his custom built ribble bike & says... 'just popping out for a quick 60'...Grrrrr!