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ENGLAND E2E Y2K

From Land's End to John O'Groats by bike, 1770 km in one evening and 11 days.

 

 

The first time I heard about the End to End was in a newspaper in 1988.

12 years later my friend Johan 'Jovelo' and I finally got there.

saturday 03/06/2000

Wetteren – Brussels (Train)

Brussels – London Waterloo (Eurostar)

London Waterloo – London Paddington (Bike)

Train London Paddington – Penzance (Train)

Penzance-Lands End-St-Ives (Bike)

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Tot

67,38 km

Ave

17,60 km/h

Max

56,4 km/h

Time

03:48

sunday 04/06/2000

St-Ives - YH Tintangel

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Tot

114,11 km

Ave

18,30 km/h

Max

61,7 km/h

Time

06:12
Kcal 2819
Ave HR 147 bpm

monday 05/06/2000

YH Tintangel - Cheddar

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Tot

210 km

Ave

21,00 km/h

Max

57 km/h

Time

10:00

 

tuesday 06/06/2000

Cheddar - Pontribas

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Tot

140,39 km

Ave

17,10 km/h

Max

56,4 km/h

Time

08:10
Kcal 3194
Ave HR 133 bpm

wednesday 07/06/2000

Pontribas - Knockin

Tot

148,46 km

Ave

19,10 km/h

Max

62,1 km/h

Time

  07:44
Kcal 3090
Ave HR 135 bpm

thursday 08/06/2000

Knockin-Eccleston

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Tot

152 km

Ave

19,50 km/h

Max

61,1 km/h

Time

06:45
Kcal 2540
Ave HR 123 bpm

 

friday 09/06/2000

Eccleston - YH Windermere

Tot

114,3 km

Ave

19,00 km/h

Max

48 km/h

Time

  06:00
Kcal 2072
Ave HR 123 bpm

 

saturday 10/06/2000

YH Windermere - Auldgirth

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Tot

146,75 km

Ave

19,70 km/h

Max

51,6 km/h

Time

07:25
Kcal 2637
Ave HR 126 bpm

 

sunday 11/06/2000

Auldgirth - YH Lochranza (Aran Island)

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Tot

140 km

Ave

19,50 km/h

Max

56,3 km/h

Time

07:08
Kcal 2699
Ave HR 130 bpm

 

monday 12/06/2000

YH Lochranza (Aran Island) - North Ballachulish

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Tot

164  km

Ave

20,9 km/h

Max

58,4 km/h

Time

06:52
Kcal 2492
Ave HR 127 bpm

 

tuesday 13/06/2000

North Ballachulish - Dornock

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Tot

202,53 km

Ave

23,40 km/h

Max

65,5 km/h

Time

08:37
Kcal 3283
Ave HR 131 bpm

 

wednesday 14/06/2000

Dornock - Thurso (via John O'Groats)

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Tot

170,6 km

Ave

19,80 km/h

Max

72,7 km/h

Time

08:35
Kcal 3303
Ave HR 132 bpm

thursday 15/06/2000

Thurso – Dover (Train)

Thurso

Inverness

Aberdeen

Edingburgh

London King Cross

London

Dover

 

friday 16/06/2000

Dover-Ostend (Ferry)

Ostend-Ghent (Train)

Ghent-Wetteren (Bike)

 

The guidebook we used was  Land's End-John O'Groats by Bike The ultimate British Bike Adventure by Phil Horsley

 

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