DEL BOY and the Trotters did ‘to Hull and Back’, but I’m planning something more difficult. ‘Wrynose or Bust’ on a bike: 100 miles in the hills of the Lake District, with a major climb up Wrynose Pass somewhere in the middle. This blog will report my progress. I shall log my successes and failures, my ups and downs, and the inevitable injuries.

One hundred up-and-down miles over Wrynose would be no big deal for your average club cyclist, but for an overweight, underfit guy (me) it is a tall order. My next-door neighbour John, who is very fit, does this ride every year, and in a mad moment and because I hit 60 next year I decided I would tag along with him. John, incidentally, is 71. We thought we’d do it sometime around May 2009, weather and courage (for my part) permitting. 
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