clairedavieswriter

Distance cycled: 1,900 kms; 1,180.6 miles
Metres climbed: 21,564m (cf height of Mt Everest: 8,849m)
Longest ride: 104.2k (the final day – Tongue to John O’Groats)
Most climbed in a day: 1,416m (Kirkby Lonsdale to Appleby)
Highest average speed: 19.64kph (Moffat to Glasgow)
Maximum speed: 56.26kph (Moffat to Glasgow)
Sponsorship raised for Rewilding Britain: £1,930 + £391.75 (as of 17 October)
Cycling days: 26
Cycling days accompanied by friends: 9
Rest days: 5
Counties passed through*: 21
Nights in friends’ houses: 11
Nights with Warmshowers hosts: 4
Nights in B&B or hotel: 14
Nights in AirBnB: 1
Nights in campsite: 1
Punctures: 1 (+ 1 exploded tyre)
Mechanical problems: 1 (broken gear cable)
Bike shops visited: 2
Lucky breaks: x (where x = enough to keep a smile on my face)
Sense of humour failures: 0 (honestly)

*List of counties:
Cornwall
Devon
Somerset
Gloucestershire
Worcestershire
Shropshire
Staffordshire
Cheshire
(Greater Manchester – not counted as not strictly a county)
Lancashire
N. Yorkshire
Cumbria
Dumfries and Galloway
S. Lanarkshire
Dumbartonshire
Stirling
Perth and Kinross
(Moray – not counted as not on bike)
Ross and Cromarty
Sutherland
Caithness