Day One - Land’s End to Liskeard - 75 Miles

After a sleepless night (too excited?) we set off for Lands End in a taxi at about 8:15am. The weather didn't look promising and no sooner we arrived a heavy mist descended from nowhere giving us a pea soup view!!

After the group photo call we all finally set off in convoy at about 9:45am. The weather brightened up pretty quickly, the sun came out and so we cast off our waterproofs.

The first 25 miles passed quickly and when we reached the first official stop we were all feeling pretty good. 

We were on a mission as we'd booked dinner with the Coopers at 7pm but little did we know just how many more hills lay ahead of us!! 

As the afternoon progressed we seemed to be making good time and decided against having too long a stop for lunch settling for a meal deal from Sainsbury's eaten roadside instead of holding out for a classic Cornish pastie in Truro.

We battled on again but those rolling hills kept coming. I've embraced the downhill speed as I've realised it's the best way of getting some momentum to get us up the hill on the opposite side.

We finally made it to the hotel around 5:15 giving us just one hour to turn it around for dinner. We arrived on time and it was a lovely way to round off day one. 
A wet start
Photos at the start
Group shot of the start
The Sun appears

Comments

  1. Clara28 June 2021 at 23:35

    Well done, day 1 sounds like a success!

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  2. Unknown29 June 2021 at 02:27

    Brilliant start, good luck for day two.

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  3. Steve and Tracey29 June 2021 at 04:57

    Great start chaps - really nice to read the blog.

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  4. Saleem29 June 2021 at 05:46

    Excellent stuff!
    Looks, like your Tour de France experience is paying dividends.

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  5. Unknown30 June 2021 at 12:34

    Loving the photos and stunning views. Great to read the updates and sounds like you've got this. Hope day 3 has continued to go as well and looking forward to the next update! Well done and keep pedalling :-) Liz x

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  6. Rich2 July 2021 at 03:45

    Thanks for posting these great photos and stories, I am enjoying catching up on your trip. Keep on turning those cogs !

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