9am tomorrow Ben Rockett is off on his attempt to crack the 'double' - Lands End to John O'Groats and back in 6 days..
Follow his progress [url= http://www.rockettrides.com/?page_id=3 ]Here[/url]
😯
record one way is 44 hours so mucho respect if he does it
Now that's going to be tough. The LEJOG record, as jacko points out, is over in less than two days: first stop from Lands End is often Warrington. Yes, LAnd End to Warrington before getting off.
Record breakers. Nuts, but you gotta love 'em..!
Immense! Can't even imagine it...
Tremendous!!! Love loons (loon in a good way) like this
Gale force winds in Scotland today. Blowing from the south. 😀
Bon chance et chapeau!
I'd be knackered doing that in a car.
wow - been following his progress today...AMAZING
conditions are not good here in Somerset, very blustery...but he seems to be motoring.
good luck chap.
****in ell. Good luck!
He's currently in the northern outskirts of Bristol!
Motoring is an understatement, tsr! 😯
Best wishes.
still riding
blink...and he's in WALES.....
got to love him ! nutter
no wonder he's covering distance.... that's some tailwind.
Support Van with Ben
2010-08-21 22:03:25
(0 minutes ago)
N 51.88035°
W 2.73345°
Altitude: 600 ft
Speed: 287 mph
Heading: 356°
Blimey!
According to the gps tracker he is currently pedalling at 287mph! 😯
On a 'B' road, too.
Utterly nutterly!
According to the gps tracker he is currently pedalling at 287mph!
Did the OP mean 6[i]hours?[/i]!
Rockett by name....
STILL riding 😯
going past Birmingham now. Thats mental!!! 😯
Preston! The boy's got cojones! Respect.
>The boy's got cojones!
He probably lost all sensation in that area yesterday sometime however 🙂
much respect for trying this..........................but,
if the wind is on his back all the way to j.o.g would it go down as a wind assisted record attempt.
or does it not matter?
...I'm guessing when he turns around at the top, the return journey will even things up.
the return journey will even things up.
Isn't the return journey all downhill though? 😉
Pfff, lightweight appears to have stopped aswell!! I take back the cojones remark! 😉
He's doing fantastically well! I missed him in Taunton yesterday as I was out on the bike and didnt realise he was that close already. (Was supposed to be in bridgwater for 5 ish and was there well early!)
I rode part of the Exmoor Beast with him last year, he's pretty quick!
44 hours one way is impressive, but to turn around and ride home?
OWCH!
Just passed Skelsmergh, what a great name. 😆
Rapidly approaching Kilmarnock. Incredible stuff!
a friend of mine saw this post............
he asked me if the bloke was being motor paced, what with such fast speed's.
cos if he is being motor paced, well then that is cheating......... 😉
Glasgow airport now. What a guy!
He's crossed the Clyde. Can't believe this! When does he sleep?
He's slept for half an hour so far by the blog, and is just in for an hours kip at the moment! Impressive stuff!
Shame i'll be in crete for his return leg when he'll really need the support!
The current fastest time was set by Bobby Brown in April 2000 at 6 days 20 hours.
But that was probably cocaine assisted with Whitney in the support van
I think he'll be ahead of schedule getting in to JOG. Weather is pants up here just now. Hope it gets better and the wind drops for the return leg. Go Ben!
Bump
Not far off the half way point.
The book is open for eta.
I'll say arrival at 22:45 (Spanish time) I think that's 21:45 UK???
Bloody good effort. 😀
He's in Wick and still doing 30mph!
Just [url= http://www.rockettrides.com/?page_id=627 ]tracked him[/url] and he can't be more than a couple of miles to the turn now - it's staggering stuff. Amazing.
Looks like that's it half done.
All down hill now?
Fabulous stuff! 37hrs ago he was on my doorstep, 24hrs before he was in some southern place. ****, I am gobsmacked!
Go, Ben, go! Harness the wind generated by thousands of 'F5' key presses!
By the time we're at our desks this morning, he should be back over the border into England-shire. [url= http://www.rockettrides.com/?page_id=627 ]Spectacular stuff[/url].
Back into england now.
The boys on fire!
100 hours on the road now, 1300 miles done, 450 to go...
Back in Skelmsmergh, and still the coolest name on the trip, IMHO. 😆
And still 'kin impressive!
I'm having trouble getting my head around how mind-bogglingly big this ride is. I thought doing the sustrans c2c in a day was significant; it soooo isn't.
Wow!
Rachel
I know that road he's on now (nr Kendal), I've ridden it many times!
Says he (or the support van?) is not moving at the moment...
Seriously impressive stuff. 🙂
This is all the more impressive when you read in his profile that he has a wooden chest.
Just up the road from me now. Cracking stuff!
Back in England! Over the Severn and onto the home straight now 🙂
The blog is quite amusing - he's been having micro-naps. Whilst riding. Giving him a couple of seconds and then beeping the horn to wake him up!
Rock hard.
This is all the more impressive when you read in his profile that he has a wooden chest
What? He's carrying Gentleman's luggage?
Surely that's in the van?
😉
Just saw him on the portway into Bristol, BIG smile on his face when i cheered the Rockettman on.
He's on our local night ride patch now, through the Mendips by Langford and Winscombe on the A38, really cracking on. Don't suppose he'll stop off for bowl of stew and a quick pint in the Crown...? 😉
well you've got less than five minutes to catch him now. 😉
He's not hanging around - I drove down West recently, and I'm sure we were making worse progress than this.
Last 100 miles, looks like he may even knock 24hrs off the current record. He says thanks for all the messages of support 🙂
He's actually going to do it - awesome !
and it looks like he's just finished (about 6:14am) - so what's that ..mmm about 5 days and 21 hours (?)...amazing.
WOW. 😯
mucho respecto.
Fantastic - well done! (Ooo i bet his bum hurts)
That is very impressive.
Amazing, what can I say - just incredible.
I think he should have done it a week later and fitted Kielder 100 in on the way back.
Incredible ride, well done that man!
Wow. No more can be said.
Rachel
Epic.
Time for a pot noodle and a nap...
...total miles covered?
What a man! Well done Sir. Amazing achievement.
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A fellow Tauntonion. 8)
He trained bloody hard for this, riding over a thousand miles each week.
So much respect for his achievement, i learnt from my walk, what really is possible from the human body when you put yourself in the mindset and say "i will not fail".
As the mind tries to make you stop, the pain becomes the only thing to focus on and fatigue just says sleep, you battle all this and keep going till your goal is reached.
What Ben has achieved is truly remarkable and my little wander pales into insignificance, an inspiration to many and for great causes.
He's already got his next challenge lined up and future ones for after that, and i can't see him failing, a legend.
Well done Ben .
Miles: 1796. Time: five days, 21 hours and eight minutes, beating the record by 23 hours
Nice one Ben, and big up to the Team.
That's astonishing. What a mindblowing display.
Awesome acheivement!!!!
[url= http://www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/taunton_news/8358169.Taunton_cyclist_sets_new_world_record/ ]Taunton Paper[/url]
Feppin' heck! Good work - that's amazing!
My mate Dan is running 1002 miles in August and is telling a similar story of what you can do by just not accepting failure. Inspiring stuff: [url] http://www.crewsaders.com/site/index.php?ID=65 [/url]
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Crazy bonkers 🙂