To sum up the gruelling ride here are some of the stats -
- 1 long Saturday…
- 6.30am depart Bidwell House
- 5 cyclists, 2 support drivers, 1 car, 1 van
- 175 miles of road ahead
- Five 10 minute stops, 35, 62, 92, 118 and 150 miles
- 2 boxes of Jelly Babies, 3 (large) bags of Haribo, 8 tubes of electrolyte tabs, 15 sausage rolls, 3 crates of water, 1 tub of pasta (James wouldn't share), 1 large bag of peanuts, 5 pepperami sticks, 15 bananas
- 1 grazed elbow
- 1 puncture
- 10 hours 22 minutes in the saddle
- 12.5 hours door to door
- 8,166 calories (each) - that's 40,830 calories in total
- 16.9 mph average speed
- 8pm arrival at York Minster
- 1 bottle of champagne
- 7 pints followed by 6 burgers, 1 salad and 7 portions of chips, followed by 7 pints… followed by 7 pints…
- 94 donations so far, £1,927.93 and counting…
If you would like to donate please click on the link https://www.justgiving.com/bidwells175/
Riders:
Guy Kaddish
John Pearson
Doug Shulman
James Dee
Colin Summers
Support Drivers:
Beth Pettit
Stuart Voss
About Bidwells
Established 175 years ago, today Bidwells is one of the UK's leading property consultancies. We employ almost 500 people in 12 offices across England and Scotland and provide a full range of services across the Commercial, Residential and Rural sectors.
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