I did some initial planning work for the ride today. Richard (who is organising the "Ray of Sunshine Event" at BT's Head Office in London) wants us to finish the bike ride there by about 11am on Thursday 9th July. As a result I am proposing to start on Saturday 4th July in order arrive in London on Wednesday with then a short ride to BT Centre on Thursday morning.
After discussing with James (one of the Rockbourne riders) I have planned the route around the idea of visiting BT buildings during the day in order to catch people at work and raise more money by shaking a bucket! We could therefore obviously use the BT buildings as our lunch venues and take an opportunity for all riders to regroup. I have also tried (where possible) to finish at a Premier Inn. This was for several reasons:
- They are the biggest hotel chain in UK so there was more chance of finding one on or near the route.
- By staying at the same chain on most nights there may be a better chance of getting them involved (and giving the accommodation for free or discounted)
- James has a contact within Premier Inns that he could tap up!
The first day is slightly different as there is neither a significant BT building nor a Premier Inn between Edinburgh and Newcastle, however apart from that the plan falls together nicely averaging 77 miles/day for the first 4 days and 40 miles on the Wednesday and just a couple of miles to BT Centre on the Thursday. I have mapped the route on Google Maps here
http://tinyurl.com/d7sxyo.
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