The legs felt very heavy today after the previous day's efforts, so we set off at a slow pace following the A6 out of Carlisle, through Penrith and then started climbing up over the edge of the Lake District going over Shap Fell at 427 m. Pretty remote and cold up there but a great 9 mile descent into Kendal for a McDonalds stop, not much else was open on a sunday morning!
From here we stuck on the A6 through Lanacaster, where Will, who was feeling hungry, bought 15 Alpen bars! Quite a nice looking town, with some nice old buildings.
As we continued through Lancashire we had a cross wind most of the way, which fortunaty didn't slow us down too much. Will was keen to drive the pace on and make up time, but I was working harder following his wheel than I was when on the front, so kept dropping back till he got the message!
The towns all seemed to roll into one, Preston, Garstang, Wigan and then finally into Warrington. Going through urban areas is actually not too bad as you have to concentrate on directions, so breaks up the journey a bit (unlike yesterday, where we were on the same road for 40 miles!).
We had to stop at a bike shop on route, as Will's front wheel bearing casing had cracked, so is making a creaking noise, it is still rideable but noisy. They couldn't do anything and only sold pairs of wheels, so will have to look for shops tomorrow so he can buy a new one! He did get the wheel free from a guy in the club, who gave it to him because the bearings were broken, so he can't really complain!
Warrington was nicer than expected. Our Premier Inn is about 4 miles south of Warrington and is pretty good for £29 a night, its as good as the Holiday Inn at £170 a night! Got a pub next door that does 2 meals for £10 so after the expensive curry last night its a good find.
Vital Statistics:
Total distance cycled: 122 miles
Time on bike: 8 hours 37 mins
Average speed: 14.1 mph
Max speed: 40 mph
Total ascent: 1879 m
Max elevation: 427 m
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