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Paul Berney
Sep 9, 20205 min read
Aesir Aesir Baby
My first impressions after one month and 1500km with the Meteor Works Aesir
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Paul Berney
Sep 6, 20205 min read
Castle to Castle Wrap up
Photo courtesy of Northumberlense. Let's start with the numbers; Distance ridden: 800.5km! Meters climbed: 11,172 So somewhere we lost...
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Paul Berney
Sep 5, 20203 min read
Day 8 - The Castle to Castle ride Completed
Yesterday before we had even finished the fantastic Tissington Trail I had already begun to feel the pang of regret that the adventure...
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Paul Berney
Sep 4, 20204 min read
Day 7 - Holmfirth to Ashbourne
It's pretty clear to me now that the reason Komoot has the Pennine Cycle Way as the toughest in the UK is because of the unrelenting...
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Paul Berney
Sep 3, 20205 min read
Day 6 -Settle to Holmfirth - shit gets real
I have written a few times on this blog about long distance rides having both a mental and physical challenge. This is especially true of...
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Paul Berney
Sep 2, 20204 min read
Day 5 - Sedbergh to Settle - that was no rest day
Today was supposed to be an easier day. Only half the distance of the previous four at just 50km. But it definitely didn’t feel like a...
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Paul Berney
Sep 1, 20204 min read
Day 4 - Alston to Sedbergh and a costly mistake
The last time I rode up Hartside Summit was 8 years ago completing the Coast to Coast route over four days with my then 12 year old son,...
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Paul Berney
Aug 31, 20204 min read
Day 3 - Alwinton to Alston - head for the hills
"Where are you heading" asked one of the Triumph motorcycle guys as he watched me put the bags on my bike. "Alston" I replied. "I hope...
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Paul Berney
Aug 30, 20204 min read
Day 2 - Berwick to Alwinton - a journey back in time
"Oh shit. Am I going to die?" said Rachel in no way being over dramatic on finding out this ride would involve a lot of climbing (she...
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Paul Berney
Aug 29, 20203 min read
Day 1 - Edinburgh to Berwick upon Tweed - a great start
Day one of our ride from Edinburgh to Berwick on Tweed
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