All about Gordon Valentine's John O'Groats to Land's End (JOGLE) cycle
As the end to the cycle challenge draws near, the exhausted team of celebs get a new lease of life and theres still plenty of surprises for them at the finish line! If you’d like to show your support for the BT Sport Relief Million Pound Bike Ride, you can sponsor the team at www.sportrelief.com/bikeride.
Well done to the six celebrities that cycled the length of Britain. So far they have raised £1,006,509 (correct at 04/03/2010 @ 8:11pm GMT).
They nailed it! In 82 hours, seven celebrities cycled the length of the UK, day and night, scaling 1,000ft peaks, battling icy blizzards and lows of -15C.
Listening to them on the Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1, was great. I was so happy for them, it made me remember when I did it last year.
You can still sponsor the team by going to http://www.sportrelief.com/whats-on/challenges/cycleteam/donate.
You can watch their entire journey on Thursday 18th March on BBC One at 9pm. Don’t miss it!
Six celebrities have begun cycling the length of Britain in a bid to raise £1m for Sport Relief.
Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton, comics David Walliams, Miranda Hart, Russell Howard and Patrick Kielty and TV presenter Davina McCall are taking part.
Read the full story on the BBC news website: news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8542340.stm.
Track their LIVE progress (link now been removed) at sportrelief.com.
Also follow them at twitter.com/sportrelief2010 (now been deleted).
Below are my Record Sheets from the End2End cycle. Which I got stamped each night, other than Okehampton (day 14) since they had lost there stamp.
I really need to get around to sending them off, so I can get my certificate.
I often get asked just how much the End to End cycle cost me. Here is total cost…. it was… wait for it…. £1,667.85. This does not include the food, which I have still to work out. The cost could have been much less, if I had not got a new bike for the cycle, which set me back £549.99. I also got a GPS for the £323.99, which I could have done the cycle without it, just made things easier since I did not have to get out paper maps all the time.
Also lots of the items below are one off costs. The bike, should do me for at least 5 to 10 years. The GPS, also gets used all the time. So next time, I do the End to End cycle, means I will only really have to spend money on accommodation and food.
Below is a list of the things I got for doing the End to End cycle and how much they cost.
| Item | Price | Shop |
| Garmin Edge 705 GPS | £323.99 | Wiggle |
| Accommodation | £244.90 | |
| OS Travel Maps x 5 | £24.95 | |
| LifeLine Workshop Tool Kit | £57.98 | Wiggle |
| Arkel XM45 Extreme Mountain Touring Panniers | £146.76 | Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative |
| LifeLine Stainless Bolts Pack of 4 (M5 12mm) | £1.75 | Wiggle |
| Marin Muirwoods 29ER ’09 (Colour: Black Size: 19″) | £549.99 | Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative |
| Shimano PD-M520 Pedals (Black) | £30.99 | Wiggle |
| LifeLine Alloy Disc Brake Rear Rack (Black) | £21.99 | Wiggle |
| Memory-Map National Cycle Network | £19.57 | |
| Zipp Carbon Bottle Cage (Carbon Black) | £35.20 | Wiggle |
| Camelbak Rain Cover Small/Medium 16 To 25L | 11.43 | Wiggle |
| Assos Chamois Cream | £9.67 | Wiggle |
| Rema Tip Top TT02 Touring Puncture Repair Outfit | £3.29 | Wiggle |
| XM-45 Rain Covers | £29.99 | Fat Birds Don’t Fly |
| Las Victory Helmets (54-59cm) | £99.99 | Wiggle |
| Cateye Rear Carrier Mounting | £2.63 | Wiggle |
| Giro Zero Mitts (Med) | £21.99 | Wiggle |
| dhb Clear Windproof Jacket (Small) | £30.79 | Wiggle |
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