S11 Ep61: Explore | Only Fools and Cyclists
The Cycling Podcast
The Cycling Podcast
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🗓️ 31 May 2023
⏱️ 56 minutes
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He joined them for a ride down the Bristol to Bath railway path. It was a ride that took a surprising and slightly surreal diversion once they reached Bristol...
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to Explore by the site Hengpod Past. |
| 0:07.0 | Ah, that one's a hero. |
| 0:11.0 | Well, it's Bangkok holiday Monday, the day after the jury details finished. |
| 0:15.0 | I'm out for a little coffee ride with my friend Andy, who regular listeners to explore |
| 0:21.0 | will know who was the genius, the only degrange of the 12 hills of Christmas ride. |
| 0:27.0 | And as we were just coming out of Not Watford, I thought I recognised that jersey up ahead. |
| 0:32.0 | And as we got closer, sure enough, it is someone wearing the Cycling Podcast Map jersey. |
| 0:37.0 | I mean, you can't miss it. It's such a distinctive design. |
| 0:40.0 | And so pulled alongside and said hello. And hello. |
| 0:44.0 | Hi, my name's Charles Berger. I've been maidenhead and I bumped into Lion all this morning. |
| 0:50.0 | I was doing a training ride for Chaser Sun North later this year. |
| 0:56.0 | I planned a route based around the 12 hills of Christmas heading out from maidenhead and then back through the children's. |
| 1:03.0 | I think the 12 hills of Christmas has got a very expensive entry fee. Andy, do you want to collect that now? |
| 1:08.0 | No, the roads are free. That's the beauty of Cycling, isn't it? |
| 1:12.0 | Tell me a bit about Chaser Sunset. |
| 1:15.0 | So it's a, well there's four different versions of it. |
| 1:19.0 | There's the UK South, UK North, Ireland and Italy. |
| 1:22.0 | I'm doing the UK North version which starts in Whitley Bay and travels up to air on the west coast of Scotland. |
| 1:30.0 | You set off at Sunrise, so about 4.30am on the 24th of June. |
| 1:36.0 | And 205 miles later and about 3,200 metres of climbing, you hopefully arrive in air before sunset. |
| 1:44.0 | Just in time for fishing chips or something on the sea front there. Glorious. |
| 1:48.0 | That would be fantastic. Sunset ride into air. |
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