LEL in a few days...
July 27, 2017•328 words
Just a few days to go before the off. Bikes ready. I'm ready in my head. Ready enough in my legs. Route sheet printed. GPX files loaded. Working out on what needs to come with me and what I can put in my drop bags, one in Edinburgh and the second in Thirsk. These are times I am scheduled to pass through each control.
Northbound
| Control | Times |
|---|---|
| London | Start at Sunday 14:00 |
| St Ives | opens Sunday 17:20, closes Sunday 22:07 |
| Spalding | opens Sunday 19:22, closes Monday 03:04 |
| Louth | opens Sunday 22:08, closes Monday 09:49 |
| Pocklington | opens Monday 01:22, closes Monday 17:42 |
| Thirsk | opens Monday 03:34, closes Monday 23:04 |
| Barnard Castle | opens Monday 05:44, closes Tuesday 04:20 |
| Brampton | opens Monday 08:32, closes Tuesday 11:10 |
| Moffat | opens Monday 11:00, closes Tuesday 17:11 |
| Edinburgh | opens Monday 13:40, closes Tuesday 23:41 |
Southbound
| Control | Times |
|---|---|
| Innerleithen | opens Monday 15:06, closes Wednesday 03:10 |
| Eskdalemuir | opens Monday 16:44, closes Wednesday 07:09 |
| Brampton | opens Monday 18:42, closes Wednesday 11:57 |
| Barnard Castle | opens Monday 21:28, closes Wednesday 18:41 |
| Thirsk | opens Monday 23:36, closes Wednesday 23:53 |
| Pocklington | opens Tuesday 01:50, closes Thursday 05:20 |
| Louth | opens Tuesday 05:04, closes Thursday 13:13 |
| Spalding | opens Tuesday 07:52, closes Thursday 20:02 |
| St Ives | opens Tuesday 09:54, closes Friday 01:00 |
| Great Easton | opens Tuesday 12:16, closes Friday 06:46 |
| London | opens Tuesday 13:52, closes Friday 10:40 |
The plan is to stop for a sleep at Polkington and Moffat heading north and Barnard Castle and Spalding on the journey back south.
Live tracking of riders progress from the LEL site. My rider ID is EE26 for anyone interested. If I can make it back by 10:39am on Friday I'll be happy.