Pete's 10 day Land's End to John O'Groats bike ride.
Thursday 25th July 2024
UK
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Pete's 10 day Land's End to John O'Groats bike ride.
Many of you will know I like to ride my bike and along with a fine group of fellas from Collingham Velo Club, I will be riding the epic Land’s End to John O’Groats in July this year. We will ride in the region of 960 miles, 44,500 ft of elevation in 10 days. We hope, starting at Land’s End will be the sensible option, given we should be assisted by a prevailing South westerly wind. One thing we can't influence however, is the weather!
We travel down on the 24th July, start our ride the following day 25th and finish on the 3rd August. I’d guess the journey back on the train on the 4th August will be a sleepy, quiet doo – the evening of 4th however, probably won’t be 😉. I will put up a few video’s and notes along the way on my instagram page @pete2024lejog if you’d like to follow our journey, it’d be good to have you on board!
I’ve decided this is a fantastic opportunity to raise funds for Cancer related charities. The three charities are:
www.childrensbereavementcentre.co.uk (Newark)
www.copescharity.co.uk,
www.europactrial.com
These charities all have a significance and I’ll tell you why.
On 10th February 1988 we lost our lovely mum to Cancer at the early age of just 40 years. Apart from the obvious loss of our Mum and the huge hole its left in our lives, there was zero support for me, my brother and my sister at the time. I was only 18, my brother 17 and my sister 15.
The Child Bereavement Centre offers amazing support to families and boasts 100% success rate, in improving children’s lives who have to deal with the grieving process, when finding out a loved one has been diagnosed with or has been lost by terminal illness, that has a year or less for survival. I’m sure support of this kind would have been a great help to us, if available, back in the day.
Copes (Cervical, Ovarian, Perineal, Endometrial cancer Support) is a support and research charity targeting gynaecological awareness. This charity helped my sister when she had cancer and she was just 40 years old, same as my Mum. My Sister is an absolute inspiration to me, and coped with such strength when she suffered from this horrific disease, and I’m delighted to tell you she got through it! Not only did she get through it, but she has a steely determination and desire to live life to the full, and I love her and her family to bits.
The final charity is Europac. We lost 2 uncles and a cousin to Pancreatic Cancer and feel this is a charity lacking in support. Very rarely do people survive after being diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer and it so deserves to be researched to enable a chance for a cure, one day!
So, three good reasons for me to raise as much as I possibly can. Sadly we have all been affected by cancer one way or another.
It’ll be a tough 10 days for me riding LeJog with my pals. My legs might scream at me from time to time but, I don’t have to listen to them, and I will push on through the discomfort in the knowledge I can do others some good – and have a pint or two at the end.
If you can help me help others by donating using the link, I would be extremely grateful.
We will also be making a special edition jersey for me to wear along the way. If you would like your name or a relative or friend's name added to the jersey, to keep me company on this journey, please let me know and I’ll add them along with my Mums. I can be contacted via pete2024lejog@gmail.com
Thanks for reading and thanks for your support, it means the world.
Pete
x
Daily Plan
943 miles total (approx.)
Day 1 –Individual transport to Cornwall – Meet in Penzance
Day 2 - Land’s End to Launceston– 87 miles
Day 3 – Launceston to Weston super mare – 103 miles
Day 4 – Weston super mare to Stourport – 98 miles
Day 5 – Stourport to Wigan – 103 miles
Day 6 – Wigan to Carlisle – 112 miles
Day 7 – Carlisle to Ayr – 96 miles
Day 8 – Ayr to Inveraray - 89 miles
Day 9 – Inveraray to Fort William – 73 miles
Day 10 – Fort William to Tain – 96 miles
Day 11 – Tain to John O’Groats – 86 miles
Day 12 –Travel home from Inverness
Training Log
Time until event:
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£6,216.00
+£1,040.25 Gift Aid
raised of £3,000 target
by 166 supporters
Supporters 166
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1 month, 1 weekAnonymous
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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A1 month, 1 week
Anita Walling
Congratulations and love, Pete, your mum would be overjoyed and so proud.
£ 25.00
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M1 month, 1 week
Maurice and Lynda
It needed rounding up, didn't it? So proud of you, our Pete. Love you. Xxx
£ 23.60
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1 month, 1 week
Katie Merrick
A fantastic achievement, well done!!! From Katie & Conor 🚴🏻❤️
£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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1 month, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 10.00
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J1 month, 2 weeks
Jon Edinborough
Cracking ten days with you and the boys Pete. Well done mate 👏 👍
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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J1 month, 2 weeks
Justine Winter
Proud of you Pete and Co you all have done amazing . Fantastic achievement xxx
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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T1 month, 2 weeks
Tracey & Rog
Nearly there; fantastic job for incredible causes. Sending love & support for the final push xx
£ 40.00 (+£10.00)
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D1 month, 2 weeks
Diane and Chris Mann
Keep on pedalling Pete, you're doing an amazing job.
Well done£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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D1 month, 2 weeks
DJ
Pete "make sure you take on enough nutrition" as a good friend of mine once said (or actually said quite a lot)
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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H1 month, 2 weeks
Howard and Judith Lyon
You and all your team are amazing!! Keep peddling!!!
£ 50.00
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1 month, 3 weeks
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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S1 month, 3 weeks
Sarah Brown
Good luck🚴♂️ Such a worthy cause. Wishing you a safe ride..with plenty of cake and beer! 🥰 x
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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C1 month, 3 weeks
Claire Gore
Good luck! Amazing work to support those charities which supported you and the fabulous Lou.
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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L1 month, 3 weeks
Linda and Barry
Good luck on your ride. Louise and Terry are friends of ours and you are supporting amazing charities
Linda and Barry£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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R1 month, 3 weeks
Rachel Sheldon
Go Pete! You’ve done so much work for this. We will be willing you on, be safe and we hope the wind will be behind you all the way xx
£ 150.00 (+£37.50)
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W1 month, 3 weeks
Wayne Thornton
Best of luck with the big adventure, Pete. Not jealous at all. 🤥
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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B1 month, 4 weeks
Barry and Sally
Best of luck to you all on an epic adventure raising money for some great causes. We'll be following you on Strava, wishing you well with the weather gods. Chapeau!
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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P2 months
Pauline Fordham
Be thinking of you on this amazing fundraiser. Wishing you all the best. You can do it.
£ 40.00 (+£10.00)
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H2 months
Helen Skinner
Good luck Pete! What an amazing thing to do...Stay safe... lots of love x 🚴♂️🚴♂️🚴♂️
£ 10.00
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2 months
Anonymous
£ 5.00
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2 months
Jonathan Dawson
You'll smash it Pete!
Fingers crossed for fair weather and following winds all the way.£ 50.00
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C2 months
Chris Payne
Pete - all the very best for the trip. An amazing achievement for a brilliant cause.
Chris, Sara and family£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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S2 months
Sue Hall (Helen’s mum)
Thank you for all you are doing for this important battle ❤️
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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C2 months
Chris Owen
Great to see you on the Spoke ride and hear of your ride. I hope the weather is kind and the ride goes well all the way to John O'Groats.
£ 50.00
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C2 months
Caroline, Rich and Matilda Wilson
Good luck for what promises to be an amazing experience!
£ 10.00
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M2 months
Margaret Scully
It’s a wonderful thing you’re doing Peter. Keep those legs going, you’ve got this!
£ 20.00
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P2 months
Pauline Gourley
Pete, you’re an inspiration!! I wish I could sponsor you a £1 a mile!!
An epic challenge, with a great group of guys.
The charities you have chosen, sadly, will relevant to a lot of people. Especially me, having lost my Mum very recently to Bile Duct Cancer.
They are lucky to have you championing their great causes. An amazing group of people who do an amazing job, in very difficult circumstances.
Have great time, cycle safe, Dazza & I will be following you journey. 🚴💨💨💨💨💪🏻🥰£ 96.00 (+£24.00)
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V2 months
Vanessa Bingham
You always were up for a challenge!Could not think of anything more worthy of your blood sweat and pain.Good luck to you and the rest of the team.Proud of you mate.Vanessa.x
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S2 months
Sophie, Jon and the kids over the road.
What a story, and what a journey. Good luck and pedal safely.
Xx
£ 20.00
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S2 months
Sam Townsend
If your cycling is anything like your singing … you’ll smash it ! ~ Safe travels Mr M
If you have room after you’ve prioritised your close family and friends I would love to see Samantha Brittan as one of your ‘co-pilots’ on the back of your shirt!
Love Mrs T xx£ 50.00
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S2 months
Suzanne Golder ( France )
Well done Peter , your beautiful mum would be super proud 😊 xx
£ 20.00
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C2 months
Chris & Asheeta Chambers (friends of Lou & Terry)
Best of luck on this amazing journey for 3 great causes.
£ 50.00
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L2 months
Lisa & Rob Jeapes
Best of luck from Lisa and Rob Jeapes (friends of Lou and Terry) xx
£ 20.00
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J2 months
Joe, Alfie & Charlie
Good luck Pete! Smash it mate!! All the best from Joe, Alfie and Charlie Franklin
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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M2 months
Morrow family
Amazing thing you’re doing Pete, thank you. Hope the weather’s kind and you all have fun!
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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2 months
Anonymous
£ 20.00
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M2 months
Maria Michael
Good Luck Pete!
What an amazing thing to do!
Best wishes, The Michaels xxx£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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S2 months
Sue Reader
Can you add “Mick Reader” to your shirt please Pete - let me know if I need to pay for it. The best of luck in the major challenge. Be thinking of you on the day. Sue x
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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2 months, 1 week
Anonymous
Good from the liddle family
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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C2 months, 1 week
Carolyne Cree
Wishing you Good Luck! Hoping the ride days are not so windy, wet or hot and your legs (& backside) make it through the tougher moments with ease!
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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2 months, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 5.00 (+£1.25)
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C2 months, 3 weeks
Chris Haslam
Best of luck to Pete and the team on this epic challenge
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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S2 months, 3 weeks
Stewart & Joanne Linton
Good luck Pete & Team. A great challenge and some incredibly worthy causes. Can't wait to hear about it on your return. Allez Allez!
£ 15.00 (+£3.75)
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2 months, 4 weeks
Anonymous
£ 5.00
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C3 months
Claire Grieves
An almighty challenge but I have no doubt you’ll absolutely smash it Pete, rooting for you all the way, best of luck.
£ 15.00 (+£3.75)
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Y3 months
Yvonne & Roger Bannister
Good luck Peter 🚴, hope you raise lots for the very deserving charities.
Thinking of my mum & dad and uncle. ❤️£ 25.00
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P3 months
Pat
Good luck Pete and your cycling mates on this amazing challenge for such deserving charities. All the very best.
£ 30.00
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S3 months
Sue
Good luck with the ride and I hope the weather is kind to you. Thank you for supporting these worthwhile charities and thank you for remembering my mum and dad. XXX
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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M3 months
Murphy Barbara
Hope the marvellous trip you are making runs smoothly.
Hats off to you, Pete, for doing this, dear friend.£ 100.00
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M3 months
Mark Pearce & The Board @ Secure
Best of luck with your forth coming ride.
An amazing cause.
Enjoy every mile!£ 250.00 (+£62.50)
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M3 months
Michaela Gunney
Pete you are a inspiration!
I'd be honored if you had room for my name, however if not, just know I've got your back and will be monitoring you all the way. You've got this!!£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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N3 months, 1 week
Nigel Bottom - Witham Group
Yes, I’ve done this trip on many occasions, it’s not too difficult and can be tiring if you’ve had a late night, the night before, but if you stop a Gloucester Services, etc., plus there’s a nice cafe on the A66 from memory and time flies by with Radio 2 on. 10-days is loads of time, it normally takes me 14 hours if you push on ...... oh, hold on a minute …… flip! you are doing it on a push bike ... Wow! Enjoy the challenge and the great causes will drag you up the hardest slopes. Let me know if you need any chain oils for the bike and perhaps some grease for you?? PS .... I've never done it on a bike and never will!!!
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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J3 months, 1 week
Jack O’Hern
Jealous of the ride but not jealous of the timetable, Pete. Great causes to support.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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M3 months, 1 week
Marie, Peter, Georgina
This is an absolutely fantastic thing to do Pete. Wishing you loads of luck and may the weather be kind to you. 🙏😘
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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J3 months, 1 week
Jez Cawthorne
Pete what you and the lads are doing is inspiring. I would have loved to come along but elsewhere on a mountain bike!
Ignore any pain it is a mere sensation. All the best Jez£ 20.00
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S3 months, 1 week
Sally Cowan
Good luck Pete you’ve got this !
I lost my brilliant Dad to Prostate Cancer in 2014 so if you could add Richard Cowan to your jersey that would be amazing , thanks£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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B3 months, 1 week
Beverley’s
Be safe Pete; always an inspiration when people do things like this; routing for you to get it done. If you need car ride down to Cornwall give me a shout happy to do it for you.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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A3 months, 1 week
Alan Grant
Enjoy the ride for these great causes which clearly mean much to you and your family
£ 50.00
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3 months, 1 week
Anonymous
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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R3 months, 1 week
Ryan Karen
Such a great cause Pete. Best of luck with the ride x x
£ 15.00 (+£3.75)
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K3 months, 1 week
Katie
Good luck Pete. What an amazing challenge for such great charities. All good wishes and much love xxx
£ 10.00 (+£2.50)
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S3 months, 2 weeks
Stephen Fearn
Good luck with your team Pete
Very close to me especially at moment
Safe riding
Steve£ 10.00
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M3 months, 2 weeks
Michael Nutting
Can't resist a good cause, but then I have to admit to an association, too
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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A3 months, 2 weeks
Alison Lawrence
Well done Pete. I couldn’t even do the training rides!!
£ 20.00 (+£5.00)
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T3 months, 2 weeks
The B Wrights
Amazing to see you do this, to have you as a cousin and more importantly as a friend. 💙
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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L3 months, 2 weeks
Lisa Butler
Wow! Best of luck, what amazing charities to support.
£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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D3 months, 2 weeks
Diane J
A huge challenge supporting charities close to my heart. All the best.
£ 100.00 (+£25.00)
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K3 months, 2 weeks
Kate Fenn
What a fantastic thing to do Pete, we're proud of you!!!
Kate and Andrew xx£ 50.00 (+£12.50)
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M3 months, 2 weeks
Mike Lloyd
Happy to support this ride roomie and the 3 well chosen charities you have chosen to support. Hope you’ve upgraded your saddle from Ypres though.
£ 30.00 (+£7.50)
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T3 months, 2 weeks
Terry, Lou, Kieran & Boo xxxx
We are so proud of you for taking on this incredible challenge and for supporting three charities so close to our hearts. This won't be easy and you'll need to push through the pain for sure but we know you'll get through it and with a big smile on your face too. Well done Pete. Love you millions xx
£ 300.00 (+£75.00)
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