LONDON TO BRIGHTON
AND BACK AGAIN VIA ARUNDEL......
So for our final training session before the big ride we decided to do what many cycling enthusiasts do every year and cycle the roads from London to Brighton. The session was going smoothly, we were making good time, enjoying the views and chatting to many other cyclists along the way. Ollie had made the realisation that there is a lack of diversity on the roads and Rob was cranking out the singing on a regular basis. Then our lucky streak came to an abrupt end as Steve from Bolton fell of his bike when he went into the back of Joe after enjoying his slipstream for many a mile (for all of you who voted for him - congratulations - Steve will give you a prize next time you see him). Soon after Joe suffered 2 punctures to the same wheel but best of all Rhys broke his bike gears (2 snapped off the bike cassette) and he had to cycle for 30 miles with them sellotaped up before getting a new one.
We arrived in Brighton to minimal applause but were all pretty chuffed that we had succeeded on stage one. Then off we went along the south coast westward to Arundel. However due to all our upsets we ended up cycling the last half hour in the pitch dark (which is actually rather nice and quaint in the countryside compared to the big bad city. Finally we reached our destination and enjoyed a nice hearty nutritional dinner of Mcdonald's finest with a few celebrity beers before bed.
The next day was less eventful but still worth mentioning for all of you still reading at this point. We experienced the delights of Arundel including the beauty that is Arundel castle before heading north to Horsham to fix Rhys's bike, up through Leatherhead to take a trip down memory lane for Joe and back on the super cycle highway in Clapham.
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