Posts tagged coast to coast 2012

Rack Gives Back – Coast to Coast Challenge 2012, Part 3

Day two didn’t have the most auspicious of beginnings. After refuelling on pasta in Penrith last night, we awoke to heavy rain and strong winds. With a good Cumberland breakfast in our stomachs, we steeled ourselves and ventured out into the inclement...

Rack Gives Back – Coast to Coast Challenge 2012, Part 2

We’ve reached the end of day one. It’s been an eventful, taxing and at times emotional day. We cycled a total of 57 miles through some of the toughest countryside that England has to offer. As well as being tough, it’s also some of the most...

Rack Gives Back – Coast to Coast Challenge 2012, Part 1

Having safely arrived in the picturesque village of St Bees, we are introduced to some proper Lakeland hospitality when the landlady of one of our B&Bs phones to say she’s popping into the shops in nearby Whitehaven, and did we want anything?!...