On the whole our days have been thankfully uneventful. The route is a mixture of beautiful quiet country roads interspersed with unpleasant spells on busy A routes. Luckily, thanks to the extraordinary number of road works we are often the fastest vehicles on the road - which seems to be strangely irritating to some drivers who object both to over and undertaking manoeuvres by trying to block our way.
The country is littered with little lengths of cycle lane that seem to be vastly disjointed and of disturbingly different quality. One can be enjoying a lovely, wide and smooth lane that will either simply stop, often at a climb where it is most needed, or turn into a gravel track that is designed to puncture road tyres.
After the hotel in Derby last night that was offering 2 meals for the price of one, the riders have become accustomed to double portions and intend to continue this for the next two days. We all certainly had more energy today - helped along by Bok and Chris finding regular stops for sugary tea.
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