13 - Four Lanes to Lands End

Stats for the day:
Distance: 44.2 km (27.4 miles)
Elevation: 412 m
Saddle time: 2:04 hrs
Total time: 2.42

Average 
Speed: 21.3km/hr

Maximum
Speed: 54.7 km/hr

Elevation profile

St Michael's Mount

And so the adventure draws to a close. Sitting on a train with grey Cornwall whizzing past I think we were in the only part of the British Isles with rain today but fortunately it held off for the morning. 

It's all a little anticlimactic, having got close last night it was an easy 30 miles to the finish & even the hills seemed to flatten out.

The main tourist highlight of the morning was St Michaels mount sitting off the coast just before Penzance. We considered a short detour around it, but the cobblestones were a bit off putting. Save that for Paris-Robaix.

Just before midday we rolled over the finish line to a surprise welcoming party. Emm had endured an epic drive the previous night from Newbury to be there with the boys. 

The finish line

And so a final few thank yous

First & foremost to Emm for letting Sean live out a dream & supporting us both from afar

To Bernard for turning up each night in the first week with a set of dry clothes & getting us to the start line

Nick for coming up with the crazy idea in the first place - maybe it was the altitude 

Stephan for the company & weekend training rides - how far is it to cycle New York to Seattle?

Sean for constant enthusiasm & turning talk into reality

Everyone who sent messages & texts the past 2 weeks - you know who you are

Finally, everyone that showed their support by donating to our 2 charities; The British Heart Foundation & World Bicycle Relief  - 2 very different charities performing valuable work. You can still add to the total by clicking through the link on the right hand side of this page.