The final day!
A tired team mustered to breakfast for 7am, where we fed to the same standards as the evening meal, half a pig per breakfast and so on.
It was what we needed as final boost to face what looked like an awful day, weather wise. The only way out of Holmfirth is to climb and that we did, for about 3 miles, just right to warm tired legs up! We climbed onto the moors into drizzle and fog where it was very cold. It was slow riding on the tops in head wind and the first 11 miles took about an hour. Navigation was tough and we stuck together. It was a nice route, managing to avoid Doncaster and Barnsley town centres. After a disasterous spate of punctures and damaged tyres (mended with gaffer tape) out of South Emsall we pushed on.
The head wind continued to batter away at us but we kept going, reaching the 1 hour away point , Sandtoft near Scunthorpe at about 2.30pm, where we phoned ahead and let everyone know we were coming. We rode into Scunthorpe as a tight team, adrenalin and excitement keeping us going.
We arrived back at St Lukes School for 3.40pm to an incredible return, rode the bikes as far as the School hall where we welcomed by staff, pupils,friends and family. The pupils had made a banner 'Welcome Back Treaderz' which was very touching, the welcome was amazing, the best we have ever received.
Well that's it for the ride folks but stay tuned, I will try and get some video's on here one way or another. I will be putting a 'This Years Riders Section' on along with photos, just so you know who we all are and I still want your money, for the charities that is, so if you can spare anything before the presentation night on the 12th September, then please get in touch.
Todays Garmin Link:
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/9334972
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