Richard Morris

RHM's 2010 RIDERS - RBLR1000 Iron Butt Challenge

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Royal British Legion RBLR1000 2010, 19 June 2010
Participants: Richard Morris, Steve Raper, Martin Yoxall, Tim O'Brien, Richard Mills, Matt Long, Mick Farmer, Ralph Coldwell, Dave Harrison
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Royal British Legion Riders Branch RBLR1000 - 19th to 21st June 2010 - see www.rblr1000.co.uk

In October 2008, the Royal British Legion Riders (RBLR) Branch came up with the idea to try to break the world record for the largest amount of riders to complete 1000 miles in less than 24 hours.

After making contact, Mike Kneebone (the chairman of the IBA) and Roger Allen, the president of the UK and European Iron Butt Association, made plans for over 156 riders to concurrently ride a 1000 mile route to establish the new world record.

The inaugural event took place from Squires Cafe Nr Leeds on Saturday 20th June 2009. The 1000 miles covered either a Northern Route into Scotland or a Southern Route to take in the West Country. In total the event had 171 finishers (162 riders and 9 pillions) which would have smashed the world record if the Americans hadn't pipped us to the post first. However the event did break both the European and UK records and so far has raised over £33,000 for the Poppy Appeal.

The event is being run again in 2010 and I am taking part once more.

The outline will be to start and finish at Squires Cafe near Leeds. My northern route is up the A1 to Berwick-upon-Tweed, Edinburgh, Wick, Fort William and back along the M6/M62, just over 1000 miles. On top of that, there's the minor addition of a 400 mile roundtrip from my London home to Leeds and back!

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Many thanks,

Richard

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