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End to End 1998	Richard Bartlett	Lands End to John o'Groats the Richard Bartlett way!
The first cyclist to hold the unpaced record for the Lands End to John o'Groats ride was C.J.Mather with a time of 5 days, 5 hours & 12 minutes set in 1903. The current record, set in 1990 by Andy Wilkinson, is 1 day, 21 hours, 2 minutes & 18 seconds. It took me, along with 15 other CTC members, 28 days!. It all began one winters evening with the arrival of CTC CYCLE TOURS 1998. I read the End to End tour description thinking that it looked interesting & promptly put the magazine down. Some weeks later when browsing I saw the holiday again & thought I must phone Pat & Mike Strauss, the tour leaders, for details. When I finally got round to phoning, guess what ? the tour was fully booked. However Pat took my name as first reserve. Within two weeks I had a phone call from Pat to say that a couple had dropped out & was I still interested? Was I!. Details were faxed & I was ready to send my deposit by return but was asked by Pat to hold back as they really wanted another couple to fill the vacancy. They found their replacement couple soon afterwards so I was out!. (Without being in if you see what I mean). Such disappointment!!!. A few weeks passed, then the letter arrived from Pat - the replacement couple had withdrawn & I was IN!!!. Now, should I use my new Mercian or the older Woodrup?. Would my old panniers be capable of carrying 28 days supplies or should I purchase larger ones?. How many changes of clothing would be required?. What gear ratios would be needed for the hills of Cornwall & the mountains of the Highlands ?. How would I get to Lands End to start the tour ? and how would I get home from John o'Groats ?. The list of questions seemed endless. After weeks of pondering these & many other questions, I was finally ready. Read on
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