Update from Mrs Claudius....
Phone call received 13.30 Wednesday 23rd July
Claudius phoned me from Dover at 1.30pm to say he'd made it to the ferry port. He was with about a dozen other riders waiting for their companions to join them before boarding the ferry to Calais. I could hear the seagulls cheering away in the background as another group of riders rolled in. They'd set off at 7am this morning and had had stops for refreshments along the way after riding approx 20 miles each time.
Claudius was amazed that he had made it up a number of particularly difficult hills this afternoon. His legs did what they had to do and he slogged his way to the top of all of them - none of them defeated him.
His average speed was 15mph this morning but due to the more difficult gradients faced this afternoon the average speed for the day was 14.5mph.
Once in Calais the riders have a short 10min ride to their hotel where they can freshen up, relax and if necessary do bike repairs. Hopefully they'll get in some sightseeing as well. Claudius is a bit disappointed that there isn't going to be a masseuse there to help ease away their aches and pains!
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