100 mile ride in support of Ikeme

[jlo]

Great stuff and good luck for Sunday. My very-much-not-a-long-distance road bike has a lot of squeaking coming from the tyres at the moment...

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[Johnny75]

Good luck Maccy.

 

[machin05]

Cheers for the good luck messages guys. Just broken £700 of donations. Unreal!

Cheers to everyone who donated and posted messages of support, advice and encouragement. It's all hugely appreciated.

Just 12 hours to go!!!!!

 

[SSB]

As ever the E&S lead with a negative story about the event.

https://www.expressandstar.com/news...nd-sabotagers---drama-of-the-birmingham-velo/

 

[jlo]

The Birmingham Mail did something similar about a person who wanted to drive 3 miles. The organisers even made concessions so she could get through but alas...

Anyway, just seen Machin's chip. Looks like he is due to finish about now...

 

[machin05]

Done it guys! A truly brilliant event. Hundreds and hundreds of people lined the roads all throughout the route in each and every village, town and pretty much anywhere with houses!

Bewdley was just phenomenal. The entire high street was rammed with people on both sides of the road. The noise they were making as we made our way through was incredible. GOt a bit choked up in parts, tbh!

Anyway - obligatory post race selfie:

And Strava Activity for the data geeks - https://www.strava.com/activities/1199822105

101.1 miles
5:49 moving time
6,487ft elevation
17.4 ave mph
46.3 max mph :icon_eek:

Couple more official photos:

Managed to raise £827 for Cure Leukaemia, which has just completely blown me away. A huge thank you to everyone who donated or posted messages of support and encouragement. That amount of kindness and generosity definitely kept me plugging away and got me through the most gruelling miles; no shadow of a doubt about that.

 

[Parkins left foot]

Superb job Machin

 

[Trips]

Top work Machin!

Have you got a link to a JustGiving page or somewhere I can donate?

 

[Lycan]

Well in Machin. Absolutely brilliant.

 

[Keef]

Good work fella!

 

[machin05]

Cheers guys. Feeling a touch achy now. Just off to get a pizza and then got a couple of absolute belting beers lined up.

Just Giving page is in the OP Trips. Cheers in advance buddy.

 

[Langers]

Great work mate - well done!

 

[Kenny]

Awesome Sir - Congrats on the ride and the money raised. I hope at the end you did a lap of honour....

 

[machin05]

Time for my reward!

 

[SSB]

Great effort and looked a top ride. Maybe will give it a go next year.

 

[machin05]

Yeah man, do it! We'll have a TWF team...

LJ, JLovatt, Keef, Metal_Warrior, Penk, Wombat....???

 

[Trips]

Donated mate and made May-bot chuck in some gift aid too. Great work for a great cause. Well done!

 

[machin05]

Donated mate and made May-bot chuck in some gift aid too. Great work for a great cause. Well done!

Cheers dude!

 

[darlowolf64]

Well done Machin, top effort

 

[Keef]

Yeah man, do it! We'll have a TWF team...

LJ, JLovatt, Keef, Metal_Warrior, Penk, Wombat....???[/QUOTE
Id love to give it a bash,but unfortunately I'm aiming to ride to Kazakhstan from Kraków in Poland starting april 15th! Flight gets booked next week