Time to saddle up and meet Old Chums for a ride ! (PG18)

Today seems to be a blur - having been quite late to bed and awake early it made for a long day. Nick was creamed up by Jill (sunny morning) and ready for action and a long day in the saddle with an old school chum (Ian) from 45 years ago. Meanwhile vices for the van man man seemed irresistible and we are not talking about a cheeky red but proper van envy as a chap in the car park gave me the full tour of his VW interior. Zoom in and see the blue Record Fitters vice.,,,, oooh nice. van porn to get very hot over.

The horse was a particular morning hi-light and I knew that lunch was likely to be a bit dis-appointing post yesterdays extravaganza and yes my goats cheese and garlic quiche was lovely but not what us van drivers yearn for.

Some serious miles under the belt and well done the riders because it definitely wasn't flat and some car drivers were just outrageous. The weather forecast for tomorrow is not great so it maybe a very early kick off. Below are a few snaps from the day which are fairly self explanatory. 😂

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Just getting a bit nervy !

Hello you lovely readers - Its just a few days before the start of this epic bike ride being undertaken by the courageous Nick Apperley who has been diagnosed with MND and is now raising money for three MND charities. The extremely sad news of Rob Burrows death this week further emphasises the need to find a solution to this desperately cruel disease. These blog pages are to record briefly with photographs and commentary on how the ride is going for those who wish to follow the hi's and low's of this ride online. Should you not have already sponsored Nick and now wish to sponsor him then please head over to :- https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/1930/nicks-fundraising/ The timetable is approximately depart 9th June Sunday morning from The Ufford Crown PH at 8.45am Do please add any comments suggestions below and we will try and ensure they are passed on to Nick to add to the encouragement.

And we are Good to GO !!! what a send off from Ufford

Well the sun was shining and the turnout was fantastic for what turned out to be a carnival of friends and family wishing the cyclist "bon voyage" ! a squad of the boys school mates and a few more experienced seasoned cyclists (older) all put their lyrca and fancy tops on and escorted Nick to start the epic route to Saffron Walden which was our first stop. (Compliments to the Strava team - fab route). Major drama with minutes to go being the silly van man put the flashing lights on the van roof and put the van key on the roof at the same time. Where was the key ? omg what a drama queen - having had a minor paddy everybody helped look and a very kind person pointed out they were on the roof ! phew.... Polly called "order order" and then with a few short speeches delivered the claxon sounded and leg one set off at a sparkling pace. Thank you for the kindness of the big box of fruit and cookies from well wishers. Supporters on the roadside some who we missed with t

The "trike" and security issues !

Just two days to go and I still haven't packed but importantly I have cut the grass anticipating it will grow whilst we are on the road. The attached picture is of Nick on his 3 wheeled chariot out on a training ride. One of the concerns we have had was the security of the Trike overnight and if you hadn't seen the news today a mechanics van of racing bikes were stolen from outside the team hotel. Actually the good news was other competitors stepped in and gave them some spare bikes but we would not have the same luxury as Nicks Trike which is a very rare beastie. The link to Nicks fund raising page has now been improved so it will jump straight to the page without copying and paste. https://www.givewheel.com/fundraising/1930/nicks-fundraising/

Suffolk to Sennen - Nick's 3 wheeled adventure !

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