
Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 25 – 1 June – Red Wing to Minneapolis
Jun 2, 2018
62 miles ridden - 2500 feet climbed - temperature 28C (at the end!) Today was a day of mixed emotions. Pretty much all of us were both elated and relieved it was our last day. Over the last 10 days we have covered 751 miles without a break and our legs were feeling it...
Day 24 – 31 May – La Crosse, Wisconsin to Red Wing, Minnesota
Jun 1, 2018
102 miles ridden - 2000 feet climbed - temperature 32C What a beautiful day. Although no rain was forecast, because of the rain yesterday afternoon and overnight there was a lot of mist around which didn't really burn off until lunchtime. It was around 20c/68F when we...
Day 23 – 30 May – Prairie du Chien to La Crosse
May 30, 2018
66 miles ridden - 950 feet climbed - temperature 21C Weather forecasts are not always right but today it was - it did rain. However it was pretty warm so aside from the spray coming from passing trucks it wasn't too bad. It didn't even matter that much that we spent...