Hello everyone! On Tuesday 16 June (and a bit of the following Wednesday) myself and my suggestible friend Dan Jones will attempt to virtually cycle from Big Ben to Barnard Castle, with a stopover in Durham. Google maps says that's 475km, but let's round it up to 500km, because we've always wanted to see Middlesbrough. We'll be starting at 6am. We expect it'll take about 24 hours including stops. There'll be quite a few stops, especially if the night-time leg goes the same way as the last big ride we did together... it wasn't pretty.

We'll be doing this virtual challenge on Zwift, riding around the fictional roads of Watopia. The ride wouldn't be that hilly in real life, so most of the time we'll stick to the flatter bits (especially through Lincolnshire) but we'll throw in a 400m climb of the Epic KOM near the end to simulate hauling ourselves over the North York Moors. Oh and I'll take my glasses off for the last bit. Because, you know.

Our route takes us to:

Luton 54km
Milton Keynes 82km
Northampton 110km
Rugby 132km
Leicester 162km
Nottingham 203km
Chesterfield 236km
Sheffield 263km
Barnsley 282km
Leeds 309km
York 349km
Thirsk 383km
Middlesborough 423km
Durham 461km
Barnard Castle 500km

If you're on Zwift, please join us for some of the ride! 

We're raising money for the Genesis Trust, who do amazing work in our home city of Bath, Supporting homeless and vulnerable people in Bath on their journey from crisis to independence.

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