Col d' Marie Blanque

Nice... 3rd and final climb of day 9!

Descent of Col d'Aubisque...

At home nursing my wounds and getting over a cold I've come across this...

Looks amazing doesn't it... unfortunately he is riding down the way we will be riding up!!!!

11 minutes down hill at that pace is err... several more going up and this is just the little bit between the Col d'Aubisque and Col d'Soulor!



On the plus side this was shot with a GoPro Hero 2 mounted on a chest mount, at 720p the video quality looks great.

Air Ambulance Letter

Just recieved a letter from the Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust thanking us for setting up a just giving page,  I've also now got some sponsorship forms for anyone who wishes to sponsor us but not using the online systems :)
Thanks Tom.

"Hi Nigel,

I hope you're well.

 

I've been notified by JustGiving that you have set up a fundraising page in aid of Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust for your Roscoff to Santander cycle – sounds like a good challenge!

I just wanted to drop you a quick line to say thank you for choosing to support Cornwall Air Ambulance. Every year we fly around 1,000 emergency missions, and the service can in many cases be the difference between life and death to our patients. It’s onlyt because of people like you that we can keep flying.

If there is anything we can do to assist you in your fundraising, please do let me know. In the meantime, I've attached our Fundraising Guide to hopefully give you some ideas and answer any questions you might have.

 

Best Wishes

Tom

Tom Matthews

Events and Community Fundraiser

Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust

T: 01637 88 99 26 // M: 07817 92 96 79"

Cycle from Roscoff to Santander 2013: Day 11 - Route Details

Our route maps have now all been added, many thanks to Craig Powell for planning the route.

Cycle from Roscoff to Santander 2013: Day 11 - Route Details:
This will be the killer day for sure... long and hilly!!!!

Use the page tabs on the right to view the rest of the days routes.

Text to Donate.

If you would like to donate more than £1 then simply enter the amount after the £.  

eg text NYEO99 £2 to 70070 to donate £2.

My Just Giving page

http://www.justgiving.com/NigelYeo-Cycle

Cornwall Air Ambulance.

I have decided to support The Cornwall Air Ambulance Trust again, i say again as in 2011 i rode my first cycle sportive, the Dartmoor Classic (what a great event that is), initially i intended to ride the 106 mile route but having suffered some knee problems it almost looked like i wouldn't be able to compete at all so i changed to the shorter 65 mile route.

As i am relativity new to the sport of cycling i thought although it wasn't the magic 100 miles that i really wanted to do a 65 mile cycle ride was pretty challenging so i decided to get sponsored anyway.

Me being me i left it all to the last minute but was overwhelmed by the support, particularly by my work mates, raising £414 really made the effort feel extra worth while.

They sent a really nice personalised letter thanking me, which i thought was nice.

This year i will be setting up a Justgiving page (link to follow).

Its this year!!!

Well the countdown has begun... New year 2013 starts the countdown to our epic 1000 mile cycle ride from Roscoff to Santander. The adventure starts on June the 14th from Plymouth where we depart at 11pm on the ferry and arrive in France at 8am. 12 days of riding to get too Santander in Spain. The days are pretty mixed with the daily distance being around 85 miles. The notable exceptions being day 3 at 103 miles and only 1,190 ft of climb :) and day 11! 98 miles 7385 ft of climb!!!! thats almost the same as the Dartmoor Classic i rode in the summer (24th June 2012) that after day 9, the first day in the Pyrenees 58 miles and 6736 ft and day 10, 67 miles and 5512 ft its truly going to be a challenge!!

Gearing up, new tyres.

Out with the old and in with the new...
The continental gp4000s is meant to be good for 5000 miles plus! Fingers crossed.
Quite expensive but as wiggle had 27% off they weren't so bad if you say it quick!

They seem to be really good, very fast rolling and light.  Not quite as bling as the R1's.