About Rick
7,158 km
324:48 h
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- RickMay 23, 2025
Not the best route today 😬. I spent the day deciding whether it was better to ride on the main roads - with sketchy overtaking from cars - or cycle on the pavement which was interrupted by a street/driveway every 100m… There didn’t seem to be any decent cycling roads/lanes around here so will replan my route south next time.
- RickMay 21, 2025
A stunning but tough day on the bike.
I made my way into the Yorkshire Dales today. Although the climbs are not super high they tend to be pretty steep! Luckily the scenery was superb along the route, with great views from the hills and across the valleys.
Also, I passed through a number of very picturesque
- RickMay 20, 2025
The perfect day on the bike! I left after breakfast and completed the last part of NCR74 and found this part till Gretna was actually quite okay.
Soon after I crossed the border into England via a pleasant stretch of road. Before I knew it I was in Carlisle where I stopped at the river and Hadrian’s
- RickMay 19, 2025
Okay, I cheated slightly and started in Hamilton (but only because we wanted a hotel outside the city centre)!
The start of the route was lovely with quiet country lanes and some short climbs. The main part of the route was along NCR74 which is a fast route south but is quite varied in quality along the
After yesterday’s terrible route I decided to re-plan the next stage - with great success! I cycled along quiet back lanes and the hills were gentle again so it was easier to find a rhythm.
I passed a gem of a cycling cafe ‘Ventoux’ (near Tugby) where I had coffee and a second breakfast!
However, I did
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