CycleChat End-to-End Relay

[ACS]

late may bank holiday?

 

[Ball]

suits me!

 

[peanut]

Good idea Peanut. OK I've compiled a list of everyone who has volunteered so far, .

Excellent job Ball m'lad.

Wow ! 30 riders already
now we're cooking

 

[snorri]

That's not a bad idea, but who's going to be the one to mention this to snorri?

You've just done it.
It gives me a warm feeling to have been considered at such an early stage in the planning, thank you.B)

 

[HLaB]

Sounds like a plan.

 

[Spinney]

I'm usually on holiday on the late May bank hol - but it is usually in Scotland, so something could be arranged!

 

[simon_brooke]

late may bank holiday?

Sounds good. I'd certainly be clear. If my calendar is correct that's the weekend 29th-31st May, and I've pencilled it in.

 

[boydj]

I'm up for taking part in this with a leg somewhere in Scotland. Late May sounds like a good date - the snow should have melted by then.

 

[PaulB]

As long as it's after the football season has finished and it's before late July, I'm happy so late May bank holiday suits me right down to the ground. But then again, so would almost any day in June and the first two weeks in July.

 

[Wigsie]

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[ACS]

Could we have some indication of the intended route please? From the SW thats a given but onwards from there east or west coast.......

 

[Wigsie]

This is the route cracknell/romero attempted... should give you a vague idea of route.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?hl...2463924814795169379.00046ffd18e57eb8ace45&z=5

 

[ferret fur]

Rather than a bank holiday, when some people are likely to be away. I was going to suggest the first weekend in June. Although ultimately I agree magnatom that we should set a date early, whatever that date is.

It would also be lighter for lomger in June FWIW

 

[screenman]

Not having read the whole post for which I apologise, there is fro sure an 8 man relay record as my son was in the Lincoln Wheeler team in about 1996 he still has the certificate. We took it off the RAF and they took it back again sometime later. We were sponsored by Powergen and it took one hell of a lot of organising. I cannot remember the time, however I remember they had a head wind until Scotland and that is also about where they got in front of the RAF record.

One of the problems we had was we had to go at a certain time even though the weather was wrong, as guys had to get back to work at the end of the week etc. We left LE at 01.00 on a Monday morning, if I get a chance I will find out the time we did it in.

 

[Muddyfox]

Screenman ... im not doubting what your saying and there seems to be alot of conflicting storys on the net about who's done what as to relay teams for Le-Jog ? the last holder claims that Vauxhall Motors have the world record for it at 78 hours etc etc

But i found this post on the CTC forum from the Le-Jog association

Re: LEJOG Team relay
by Mercman1941 » Fri Jun 26, 2009 1:05 pm

Hi Emma
I am the route advisor for the Lands End John o' Groats Association, as such I have access to almost all the records for end to ending. The mens world record is held by Gethin Butler set in September 2001 of 1 day 20 hours 4 minutes 19 seconds. the female record is held by Lynne Taylor who set the time of 2 days 4 hours 45 minutes 11 seconds October 2002. The tandem record is held by Andy Wilkinson and Lynne Taylor set in 2000 of 51 hours 19 minutes 23 seconds. I have no record of a relay world record, however, GWR have now opened a section for end to enders travelling under thier own power, the only exception being electric powered wheelchairs.
The shortest route I have on record is 837 miles, if you require any further information please feel free to contact me at jack_adams41@msn.com
Regards
Jack

Simon