Needed to try the big climbs on the Etape Pennines so decided to do the whole route, at least the route from last year, ie not including START/FINISH at Barnard Castle.
Had brief stop at Middleton-in-Teesdale form some scran and drinks top-up.
Felt good for first 3/4 of ride even after Chapel Fell, but really struggled after that with climb after climb after St Johns Chapel, but struggled on. Finally had to drop into Blanchland for some more food and drink and came back via Derwent Reservoir, Edmunbyers, Muggleswick and Rowley.
Managed the last climb at Ragpath, just 😉
79.56 mile
A route mapped on Sun Aug 25 2013
Durham, United Kingdom
Durham, United Kingdom
aug 25, 2013 + Workout + Daily Log
Etape Pennines + Blanchland,…
79.56 mi Bike Ride 5:57:00 4,714 kCal 13.4 mi/h mi/h