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The Route
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Day One
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Saturday 11th July
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Land's End to Clannaborough Barton
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120.5 Miles
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Northeast crossing the northern edge of Dartmoor, with hard climbs and spectacular scenery, trying to avoid the ponies.
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Day Two
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Sunday 12th July
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Clannaborough Barton to Quedgely
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122.0 Miles
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Continuing Northeast, running parallel to the Severn Estuary to Gloucester, passing through a mixture of Heavy Industry and Tiny Hamlets.
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Day Three
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Monday 13th July
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Quedgeley to Hampton Heath
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117.4 Miles
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North, running parallel to the Welsh Marches, continuing on into the West Midlands and into Pottery Country.
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Day Four
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Tuesday 14th July
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Hampton Heath to Burneside
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119.2 Miles
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North, passing to the West of the Peak District, through the middle of the Liverpool and Manchester conurbations finishing close to the Southern edge of the Lakes.
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Day Five
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Wednesday 15th July
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Burneside to Waterside
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121.7 Miles
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Hardest climb of the tour so far, rising from 40m above sea level in Kendal to almost 400m going over the pass to Penrith. Hopefully outstanding views to East of Yorkshire Dales and West to Lake District and possibly Isle of Man. We cross border close to Gretna Green, finally ending the day in the Southern Uplands.
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Day Six
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Thursday 16th July
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Waterside to Lochawe
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118.8 Miles
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North through the Southern Uplands, past Glasgow to our East, crossing the Firth of Clyde by Ferry, into the Grampian Mountains. We'll be knackered after today as there will be many hard climbs.
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Day Seven
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Friday 17th July
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Lochawe to Inverness
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122.0 Miles
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Northeast with possibly the most spectacular views of the trip as we head past Oban through Fort William with Ben Nevis to our East, trying not to fall into Loch Ness as we go past. Sleep our last night of the ride in Inverness.
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Day Eight
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Saturday 18th July
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Inverness to John o'Groats
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119.4 Miles
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Downhill, but still Northeastwards to John oGroats following the coast for the last 119 miles and a well deserved wee dram.
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