Finale Training Before The Big Push!!

Saturday the 1st of September will see us all setting off on our C2C Challenge, so we decided where best to end our last training ride than at the Holy Grail itself Silverdale!!!

The training ride was our last big run at 70 miles, taking in  Kendal, Killington Barbon and Dent.  The   training ride incorporated the last twenty miles we will do on the big day through Whittington and on to the finishing point at Silverdale.

Iain Sharpe just at the summit of Whittington coming up from Kirby Lonsdale to Burton in Kendal!

Steve Dollard on the beach at Silverdale, he has hinted he will be taking a dip after completing the C2C, which means he will be competing in a Triathlon, the water is cold he will be sprinting out :)

Looking like professional cyclists in our team shirts provided by Vic Humphries at the Electric Centre

Steve Dollard, Gary Cotton, Simon Feather, Iain Sharpe and Lee Chelton

Say Holy Grail!!

We may be saying Holy Something else on the day!!

Signs for our support vehicle provided by Tony Brooks from Blemkleen

We now look like we know what we have got ourselves into !

The Team

Lee Chelton, Simon Feather, Stephen Dollard, Iain Sharpe, Gary Cotton, Michael Bracken, Paul Astle, Abbey Astle, Clive Cwaczko and Steve Kelly

 Would like to take this opportunity to give huge big thanks to :-

Vic Humphries from The Electric Centre for supplying the Team Shirts
Lyn Million from The Ship Inn for refreshments and use of facilities
Tony Brooks from Blemkleen for Support Vehicle Signs
Hayden Munslow from Kendal FC for allowing us to fund raise at Kendal Town V's Manchester City Reserves game
Spencer Slater from the Pipe Centre for supplying Drinking Bottles

The Westmorland Gazette, The Citzen, North West Evening Mail for covering the team story to help raise awareness and sponsorship

Rebecca (the best secretary!!!) Hudson for all her invaluable help

Our Support Vehicle Drivers Michael Wilson and Michael Rigg

and of course

A Massive thank you to all our partners .. the Bike Widows!! Who have had to put up with our  hours away from home whilst out training!

Wish Us Luck.. 

More Training......

Just to prove we are still not resting on our laurels...... 

Simon and Lee's Pilgrimage to Fox's Pulpit













On the unassuming Firbank Fell between Kendal and Sedbergh, is a place of pilgrimage known as Fox's Pulpit. Here in 1652, fresh from his vision on Pendle Hill, George Fox addressed a multitude and thus began the Quaker movement "The Society of Friends"




Adjacent to the memorial tablet is a small graveyard where a church once stood. This is an evocative spot and will cause many to lift their eyes to Heaven.




So ends my sermon and history lesson Lol

Meet the Team and Training Hard

Meet the Team

Left to right back row: Michael Rigg, Simon Feather, Gary Cotton, Steve Kelley, Michael Bracken,

Front row left to right: Clive Cwaczko , Lee Chelton, Iain Sharpe , Steve Dollard.

Also cycling are Paul Astle and Abby Astle

Support vehicle/ bike mechanic/first aider ….. Michael Wilson

Training Hard

So the C2C is getting ever closer and we have all been out training our butts off, the following pictures are of Gary Cotton, Steve Dollard and Michael Braken on a  training run over the three passes in the Lakes. 

The loop they did was Honister Pass to Newlands Pass onto Whinlatter Pass and then back over Honister Pass at a gradient of 25% what a Grueller!!! It has however, since come to light tht the challenge of bagging Three passes.... no mean feat was NOT completed by all three..... no names mentioned Doll!!

Gary collecting at Kendal town football club on parkside road.. they played Manchester City in a friendly. Gary cotton and Michael Bracken collected funds with bucket and raised £92…. Man city players and coaching in dug out would not cough up!!...tight gits…

The Challenge-104 mile cycle ride, Coast To Coast starting at Saltburn on the East Coast and finishing at Silverdale on the West Coast then on to The Ship Inn at Sandside for well earned refueling all in 1 day, it will require lots of training and it will not be for the faint hearted, possibly taking up to 12 hours in the saddle!

We would like to thank in advance, all those who sponsor us, Vic Humphries @ The Electric Centre for supplying Team Colours and The Owners of The Ship Inn @ Sandside for generously supplying the venue and refreshments at the end of ride celebrations!

Please feel free to sponsor us, it is very simple and easy to do, just click on the link above to St Mary's Hospice and follow the simple instructions.

You will have to excuse us as this is a work in progress blog, as we start to pull it all together, more info, maps and helpfull links will appear.