Road Cycling - C2C2C 26.06.25

So I did C2C2C 2025. And honestly? Best decision I made all year was not doing the appendix loop. Call it wisdom. Call it cowardice. Call it self-preservation in Lycra—I stand by it. 💯

Out to the coast, we had a tailwind that made you believe in miracles. Legs were flying, spirits were high, and I thought, “Hey, maybe I’m actually in shape?” Classic early ride delusion. 😎

Then we hit the Saltfleet food station—beautiful snacks, but the queue? Biblical. We stood there for what felt like a full Olympic cycle, just to get some warm food and some dignity. At that point, all I wanted was to sit down and remove my soul from my shoes. 🥴

Anyway, back on the bike… and we turned into the headwind from hell. 20mph+ straight in the face, three climbs to go, and I swear I heard my quads whisper, “We’re done here.” That final climb? Into the wind again. I nearly rang my own doorbell and asked to be let off the ride.

But enter Jonathan Danes—absolute diesel-powered monster. He dragged us home like we were just extra luggage. Massive turns on the front, no drama, no fuss. Keith joined in like the legend he is. And me? I did one turn at the front, instantly regretted every life choice, and vanished into the draft like a ghost in cleats. 👻🍝

Tail between my spaghetti legs, I let the big dogs do the pulling while I mentally negotiated a pact with my knees.

Still—cracking day out. Brutal in the best way. Massive respect to the organisers again, and fingers crossed they raise a mountain of cash for charity. Meanwhile, I’ll be soaking my legs in regret and electrolytes for the foreseeable.

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