May 16th Day 2

After a hearty breakfast we had a photoshoot on the beach before we left , We drove to Redruth where we finished last night and joined the A30, all seemed well for the 1^st hour on Richards newly revised route (The original was not scenic or severe enough). However, it soon became apparent that Richard’s route consisted of riding through, mud and silage along farmtracks interspersed with mountainbike tracks, reminiscent of the Paris – Roubaix race. On top of this the weather took a severe turn for the worst, so we reverted back to the original route to ensure some miles were being covered. This proved to be a good move despite the heavy rain and heavy traffic we had a good tailwind, and managed to do 30 mph uphill and a top seed of 46mph .

We made it to Launceton freezing cold and soaked through and went to the Bell Pub which too was freezing cold with no heating, but we had a good meal to recharge the batteries. We left the pub freezing cold but the weather had cleared and we had our final 18 miles to go – but mostly uphill! Arrived to the splendor of Stalag 14 Travelodge in Oakhampton again met by hordes of beautiful women. (hallucinations due to exhaustion).

GPS Track of route