Thank you KD Fruiteres
Huge thanks to our friends and sponsors Cat and Kris of KD Fruiterers. On Thursday Cat called at our house with this lovely welcome home gift. This is so lovely of them. We are determined to maintain our fitness gains from the ride and eating well is a definite part...
Thank you to ITU Management at Harrogate District Hospital
As we reach the end of our time off for Ride to the Rock I want to thank my bosses at Harrogate District Hospital Intensive Care Unit for their incredible support. I took this time as a mix of annual leave and unpaid leave. It is a lot of time away from the unit and...
Thank you DHL Express Gibraltar.
Tracey and I would like to thank Martin Forde the Managing Director of DHL Express Gibraltar for supporting Ride to the Rock. As we progressed through Spain we were forced to alter our plans. The intense heat and challenging terrain meant we had to plan more frequent...
Gibraltar and Homeward
How to sum up the last 2 days? We are now on the train in Malaga station. In 1 minute we head North for the first time since 9th May. The last 48 hours have been a whirlwind. We knew it would be a mix of intense emotions and it certainly was. Some were predictable -...
Day 55 : Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Stage : Gaucin to GIBRALTAR
We did it! We cycled from Amsterdam to Gibraltar. It has been a challenge and it has been glorious. We left Gaucin this morning at about 0800 with the plan to meet Daniel from Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) in Castellar Nuevo de la Frontera. We made excellent...
Day 54 : Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Stage : Cuevas Del Becerro to Gaucin.
This fairly unimpressive photograph taken from Gaucin is incredibly important to us. In the distance you can see the ROCK OF GIBRALTAR! It is 40 miles away but to us it feels like touching distance for a goal set a long time ago. Tomorrow, Ride to the Rock concludes...
Why we are Riding to the Rock…..
I recently asked a favour of my great friend and co-author of Ebola : Behind the Mask - Dr Anna Simon. Anna is beginning her SECOND YEAR as (Medical Team Leader (MTL) in Mweso, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). I asked Anna if she could possibly make time to tell...
Day 53 : Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Stage : Sierra De Yeguas to Cuevas del Becerro
I have to say that we were looking forward to todays ride despite the 0430 start. This is mainly because we knew that at the end of it we are having a break for two days. We are on track for finishing with the following plan: 16-18th Cuevas del Becerro - rest days -...
Day 52 : Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Stage : Cabra to Sierra de Yeguas
Once again 0430hrs on the road, a hilly ride and a consequentially later arrival meant we were hot at the end. Some of the heat was taken out by a killer headwind in the last 5 miles, you can see it in the video below. That said, there were as always beautiful aspects...
Day 51 : Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Stage : Porcuna to Cabra
It was early , it was hilly , it was tiring. The end! I’m not known as a man of few words so I won’t start now but the above summarises today quite nicely - add in hot for good measure. Below is the elevation profile for todays ride, pretty much constantly uphill with...
Day 50 : Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Stage : Mengibar to Porcuna
Another 0430 start to beat the heat . This one ended with Brandy!
Day 49 : Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) Stage : Santisteban del Puerto to Mengibar
0430 start in order not to fry !