Broughton Gifford man, Simon Lomas, has just cycled the length of Britain from John O’Groats to Land’s End.
Simon, with friend Andrew Jordon from London, cycled almost 1,000 miles in just under 12 days to raise funds for the Arthur Rank Hospice charity.
Simon said, “The worst part was crossing the Cairngorms. Cycling with all our camping equipment in pouring rain and driving south westerly winds, we really understood why people usually cycle from south to north. That was our lowest point on the journey.”
Once in England the weather improved and they made better progress through Carlisle, Preston and Northwich down to Leominster, where they were joined by Simon’s parents who provided support for the rest of the journey.
Simon said, “After Leominster we no longer had to carry all our camping equipment so our average speed increased from 18 km/h to 22 km/h. This meant that we were really able to cover some good distances. Our longest day was cycling into Bridgwater where we covered 104 miles in about 7.5 hours.”
Simon and Andrew arrived in Land’s End on Wednesday 12th August, 12 days after leaving John O’Groats, and two days ahead of schedule.
Simon added, “It was a great feeling to finally arrive and know that we didn’t have to do any more cycling!”
You can donate to Simon’s and Andrew’s charitable causes through the following links:
www.justgiving.com/Simon-Lomas1
www.justgiving.com/Andrew-Jordon
