Lejog attempt, Michael Broadwith
Lejog attempt, Michael Broadwith
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anonymous-user

Original Poster:

80 months

Thursday 14th June 2018
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Commences Friday 15th June at 0800

Route and tracking here

frrt.org/endtoend2018

Twitter @endtoend2018

ALawson

8,043 posts

277 months

Thursday 14th June 2018
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Wind is looking reasonably promising.

https://www.weather-forecast.com/topographic-maps/...


anonymous-user

Original Poster:

80 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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Off to a quick start

If I am reading the tracker correctly

https://frrt.org/endtoend2018/r/1-michael

he was through CP15, at which he was due at 1957, at 1921

and an average of 22.7mph for the first 12 hours

Gargamel

16,224 posts

287 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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What is the current record ?

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

80 months

Friday 15th June 2018
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Gargamel said:
What is the current record ?
44h 4m 19s

Gargamel

16,224 posts

287 months

Saturday 16th June 2018
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Looks on target at the moment, but I guess most of the troubles come at the end.

250 miles to go.

Randy Winkman

21,419 posts

215 months

Saturday 16th June 2018
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JPJPJP said:
Off to a quick start

If I am reading the tracker correctly

https://frrt.org/endtoend2018/r/1-michael

he was through CP15, at which he was due at 1957, at 1921

and an average of 22.7mph for the first 12 hours
If that's how you are supposed to read it (and I certainly don't have a better suggestion) he has suddenly slipped back from being well ahead of schedule to only 6 minutes ahead (at CP43). I hope it's all part of the plan. Perhaps a scheduled stop.

Gargamel

16,224 posts

287 months

Saturday 16th June 2018
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https://mobile.twitter.com/endtoend2018?lang=en

Weather apparently awful, lots of rain, also a sore neck....

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

80 months

Saturday 16th June 2018
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bad weather has knackered him by the look of it

seems to have got a 24 hour record - tbc

but CP45, due at 1712, arrived at 1721

Randy Winkman

21,419 posts

215 months

Saturday 16th June 2018
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Now 6 mins ahead of schedule. clap

mooseracer

2,694 posts

196 months

Saturday 16th June 2018
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The schedule is well inside the current record, so if his neck holds out he should do it!

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

80 months

Saturday 16th June 2018
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Looks like the very definition of digging deep

Chapeau

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

80 months

Sunday 17th June 2018
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He has done it!

43h 25m 13s


Scaleybrat

743 posts

231 months

Sunday 17th June 2018
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A work mate completed Lejog yesterday afternoon after 9 days in the saddle and battling through Hector on his ride through Drumochter. Absolutely great effort and something I wish I could still manage but know it’s beyond me. He had heard of Michael’s attempt and alerted me to it so I’ve been tracking both of them over their rides.
I can’t even get my head around being able to do that distance in less than 44 hours, incredible, brilliant, superb, use any superlative you want.

Randy Winkman

21,419 posts

215 months

Sunday 17th June 2018
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Well done to the new record holder. It sounded like it was going down the pan at one point.

clap

Wacky Racer

40,987 posts

273 months

Sunday 17th June 2018
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Not a single mention on either BBC or ITV's news websites...

(Unless I've missed it)

Deerfoot

5,192 posts

210 months

Sunday 17th June 2018
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Wacky Racer said:
Not a single mention on either BBC or ITV's news websites...

(Unless I've missed it)
I had a look too and couldn't find anything...

Fantastic effort. I can't even get my head round the whole thing.

dudleybloke

20,553 posts

212 months

Sunday 17th June 2018
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Fair play to him! Some serious pedaling there!

Is he going to ride back down now?
smile

Randy Winkman

21,419 posts

215 months

Sunday 17th June 2018
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dudleybloke said:
Fair play to him! Some serious pedaling there!

Is he going to ride back down now?
smile
Perhaps he just carried on.