The Aim:

To Raise £1200 for RNLI as part of our ongoing commitment to be integral within our local communities

The Challenge

Chris and Lizzie (store manager and assistant manager) of Cornish Bakery Lyme Regis store will partake in a physical bike ride visiting all the Cornish Bakery’s in our region. Neither myself or Lizzie are hyper fit cyclists ( or have ridden our bikes in quite some time) and felt for our initial dip into a charity event something BIG and ambitious was needed

Be Sure to check the gallery for route maps of our journey

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The mechanics

As much fun as really challenging ourselves to attempt this as one continuous cycle (maybe next year’s challenge upping the ante) we will look towards breaking this down into a few legs

Each location myself and Lizzie will obtain photos with the store team and post in various forums to show progress – Map data from google timeline tracking and Strava will be posted to show where we’ve been and how long it has taken, we will also post various other pictures of what in places will be a stunning route

LEG ONE
- Dorchester – West Bay – Lyme Regis - Sidmouth

Dorchester to West Bay

Starting out at one of our newest locations for a morning coffee and load up on snacks

17.4 Miles – 1745ft Hill Climbs – 941 ft Descents via national cycle route 2 – ETA 1.5 hours

West Bay to Lyme Regis

Arriving at West Bay time for another coffee and a rest before starting our next leg aiming for our home store

15.6 Miles– 938ft Hill Climbs – 800ft Descents via national cycle route 2 – ETA 1.5 Hours

Lyme Regis- Sidmouth

Quick recharge here as the road to Sidmouth has 2 large ascents to challenge us

15.7 Miles– 1027ft Hill Climbs – 1009ft Descents via A3052 – ETA 1.5 Hours

Total - 48.7miles 

LEG TWO –Sidmouth - Torquay

This is the 2^nd longest leg between shops with plenty of uphill and downhill to compete with and will set the tone for leg 4

32.1 Miles– 2251ft Hill Climbs – 2247 ft Descents via national cycle route 2 (up till Teignmouth) deviating onto coast road towards Torquay – ETA 3.5 hours

LEG Three - Torquay – Dartmouth – Totnes

Torquay to Dartmouth

Beginning in the beautiful English Riviera the Torquay gang will fuel us up ready for a day of steep climbs and amazing views

10.9 Miles– 676ft Hill Climbs – 656 ft Descents via A379 – ETA 1.2 hours

Dartmouth to Totnes

A whistle stop tour along the river bank locate our shop get our picture and off towards Totnes

11.6 Miles– 1385ft Hill Climbs – 1387ft Descents via national cycle route 2 – ETA 1.5 Hours

LEG Four– Totnes - Bideford

The culmination of our challenge will be a 60 mile ride to our most isolated store in our area – This leg may wind up being broken into 2 depending on our ability’s but were up for the challenge

59.4 Miles– 3757ft Hill Climbs – 3678 ft Descents via national cycle route 27 – ETA 6 hours

TOTAL RIDE – 162 MILES – 10256FT HILL CLIMBS – 10300FT DESCENTS – ETA 17 HOURS