North Coast 500 - Winter Tour

[Bored Man]

Hi

Launching at the end of this month and via the Group CycleChat UK https://www.bkool.com/group/show/279047 Will be the winter tour for your delectation.. Running for three months, ending at the end of February, will be 26 stages circumnavigating the Highlands of Scotland.

The route starts and finishes in the city of Inverness, heading west towards the famous Bealach na bá climb, over the famous climb and up the west Coast towards Cape Wrath. Across the north Coast heading east, we will head for John O’ Groats - with a return down the east coast to Inverness.

Approximately 2 stages per week, the tour will finish on March 2nd 2019...

Unfortunately and regardless of many many attempts 7 stages from the 26 would not convert to 3D.

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[Bored Man]

Goes live tomorrow.......

 

[Rod McG]

Bingly bong, apologies Jim!
I know the road well and I don't recognise the very steep hill after the bridge. However, I thought it was an enjoyable stage, roll on No. 2.

 

[Rod McG]

That's stage 2 done for me. Looking forward to the Bealach na Bha in a couple of rides time.

 

[8mph]

Fantastic ride with some very technical riding coming up through Drumbeg, have fun!

 

[Bored Man]

NC500 underway.. a bit wooden legged after a couple of week away and too many prawn volovants... however underway we are...

 

[Bored Man]

Mark Harris has done a great time for stage 3 tonight... 1 hour...

 

[Bored Man]

Gunna catch up three stages tomorrow including the beast Bealach na ba... loads of snow forecast-so nowt better to do..

Anyone interested in joining, let me know..

Wish me luck..

 

[Bored Man]

That’s 2 & 3 done.. may try monster stage 4 tomorrow.

 

[Rod McG]

That’s 2 & 3 done.. may try monster stage 4 tomorrow.

Well done for doing the two. I may go faster but I have never done 2 in one day - 2 per week is plenty for me!

 

[Bored Man]

Gunna do Stage 4 at 5 if anyone wants to help me up the climb.

 

[Rod McG]

I was planning to do it too, so I may well join you. Enjoy!

 

[Bored Man]

I was planning to do it too, so I may well join you. Enjoy!

Ok @Rod McG - I’ll start warm up at around 5 if you want to join.

 

[Bored Man]

@Rod McG that would have been three times more awful had I been on my own - there are no words.

 

[Bored Man]