Day 2 - Double Penetration

There are two things you should know about cornwall:
1. It is hilly
2. Damn it's hilly.

Our B&B landlord would not serve breakfast before 8.30, so we didn't get the early start we'd hoped for. We slogged the morning away on the rollercoaster ride that is the roads of cornwall, stopping briefly to buy bananas. It was slow going. By lunchtime, we were way behind schedule.

After another hour or so, we were on the A30 which we would soon realise was not going to be fun. Lorries, tractors, coaches and BMWs, all tearing up those insanely long hills at 60 mph more than us. Nige was wearing the hi-viz jacket in the kill zone while Jules and Patrick cut a small hole in the wind.

It was one of those downhill stretches where Nige hit a large chunk of stone that instantly burst both tyres. By the time the other guys realised, they were half a mile away and eventually rode back to help with repairs. The dual carriage way A30 is not a good place to swap 2 inner tubes, but these things happen. After JBs pedal incident yesterday, it has to be Patrick's day tomorrow...

Crossing into Devon, the hills softened a bit, but we were already tired and struggling to keep a solid pace. The highlight of the day had to have been the last 2 miles down into Oakhampton where our B&B was waiting with hot showers and tea making facilities.

Julian's statoids - day two
Distance: 89.75 miles
Top Speed: 42mph
Average speed: 14.3mph
Ride Time (in the saddle):6h 14m
calories burned - 4500
Terrain - Insanely hilly
Two double pinch punctures at the same time