June 23 2007. Finally a dry day, even allowing me to remove my arm warmers at lunchtime. The morning's terrain was quite lumpy as I had opted for small back roads. Dad, however, took the A5 to the first feed stop and declared the terrain completely flat. With the better weather and my cold and cough now more an annoyance than a trip-threatening condition, I actually felt pretty good on the bike.
I also had my second experience of feeling like a professional. On reaching the Red Lion in Hartford, on the outskirts of Northwich, I settled in for a shower and some stretching. Dad, meanwhile, earned his "soigneur" soubriquet by driving down to the launderette with several days of my dirty cycling kit.
79.2 miles, 15.8 mph
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