Ever fancied yourself as an early evening chat-show host? No? Well even so there is a chance to ride in the honourable tracks of the One Show’s Matt Baker who recently completed an epic rickshaw challenge, peddling from Scotland, through York and Cambridge before finishing in London, all in aid of the Children in Need charity. Expedition specialists Across the Divide (who organised and oversaw Baker’s original adventure) have put together a near identical route for tackling between July 4 and 8, 2012; the challenge, which totals 474miles, will pass through: “…the rugged fells of Cumbria to one of Britain’s best loved national park, the Yorkshire Dales, and onto the flat land of Lincolnshire and quaint villages of Cambridgeshire. Each day brings new sights and experiences as well as exciting cycling ranging from testing climbs to fast descents.” The finishing point is the London Olympic Stadium – just a couple of weeks before things get underway for the 2012 Games. Important to note that this challenge involves the rather more traditional bike than the rickshaw that Baker used – but it still looks like an incredible challenge to us…
Itinerary:
Day 1 – Edinburgh to Carlisle. 92 miles
Day 2 – Carlisle to Harrogate. 111 miles
Day 3 – Harrogate to Lincoln. 103 miles
Day 4 – Lincoln to Cambridge. 106 miles
Day 5 – Cambridge to London. 62 miles
Further details available from: www.acrossthedivide.com
