Under the sea?



No, we're not cycling along the ocean floor - once we get to Dover we're getting the ferry to Dunquerke. We booked the ferry tickets and the flights last week so it's all starting to seem more real. It's all about hours in the saddle,so we're using our commute to work to start our training. Think of us on these cold, winter mornings, arriving at the office in lycra shorts with the padded bum and faces like beetroots - well, Andrea's is anyway.

We're loving maps




We've got loads of maps for the trip. There are 5 for Germany alone! We're planning each leg of the route for each day so that we cycle around 60 miles per day and can arrive at a B&B at the end of it. But google maps have made it easier - allowing us to check distance and locate B&Bs in one foul swooooop

Day 1 - London to Dover

We'll have to get to Dover before the ferry leaves at 4pm

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Day 2 - Dunquerke to Ghent


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Day 3 - Ghent to Diest


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Day 4 - Diest to Aachen


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Day 5 - Aachen to Bonn


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Day 6 - Bonn to Oberwezel


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Day 7 - Oberwesel to Frankfurt


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Day 8 - Frankfurt to Werheim


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Day 9 - Werthiem to Neustadt


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Day 10 - Neustadt to Neumarkt


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Day 11 - Neumarkt to Bogen


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Day 12 - Bogen to Obernzell


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Day 13 - Obernzell to Linz


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Day 14 - Linz to Willendorf

Day 14 - nearly there! Notice our avoidance of the Alps. Important that.


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Day 15 - Willendorf to Vienna

The last 50 miles. Mine's an Austrian lager please.


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