I’m going to be attempting this in June as a sponsored fundraiser. It’s to get some cycling provision for adults with Aspergers – for the charity I work for so it’s all bike related. Just want to buy the service a few bikes really.
I’ve read some fantastic blogs by people who have completed this challenge but would appreciate any tips or thoughts on the ride and preparation for it. I’ve ridden everything from Tyndrum north (I’ll be doing it south to north) and am aware of the difficult section before Inveranan. I’ll probably scout that out in a few weeks time.
I’m planning on starting in the wee hours (maybe 2am) to get the best daylight hours where I need them. Has anybody done this and worked out how to get a proper restful sleep beforehand?
I’ve got some ambitious ideas for big training rides to get me up to the challenge of distance plus huge total ascent (anyone have an accurate figure for that – what I’ve seen from a little googling sounds terrifying) terrain, weather and a long, long time in the saddle.
I’m trying to make up a support team from my cycling work colleagues and find a few folk to ride some sections with me to jolly me along but not exactly had a great response from initial requests.
All in all, I’m pretty excited about doing this. Thoughts?