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TGS

[HAMR] 15th August Day 8 / 227
« on: 15 August, 2015, 07:32:59 am »
First track point: 07:25:50, 0h1m ago
Last track point: 07:25:50, 0h1m ago
Distance from Marsh Gibbon: 22.9 km

So the tracker's fired up in MK. Steve's PBP bike check should be today I think. His Start time is 8pm tomorrow.
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #1 on: 15 August, 2015, 07:57:57 am »
Heading for a Gibbon!
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #2 on: 15 August, 2015, 09:01:20 am »
Quote from: Basil on 15 August, 2015, 07:57:57 am
Heading for a Gibbon!

Nope.  Nearish miss.  Just avoided the Marsh Gibbon gravitational field.

Heading purposefully SSW.
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PAC

Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #3 on: 15 August, 2015, 10:09:36 am »
Heading for Portsmouth :thumbsup:
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #4 on: 15 August, 2015, 11:44:39 am »
Roll on Steve ☺
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #5 on: 15 August, 2015, 12:09:07 pm »
I cant see him making today's bike-check, so presumably he's arranged to do it on Sunday.
(IIRC that option used to be only for Monday starters.)

Hopefully he'll have time for a sociable beer with the troops this evening!
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #6 on: 15 August, 2015, 12:12:53 pm »
Is the bike he's riding today the same bike he'll use after tomorrow?
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #7 on: 15 August, 2015, 12:18:25 pm »
Quote from: mattc on 15 August, 2015, 12:09:07 pm
I cant see him making today's bike-check, so presumably he's arranged to do it on Sunday.
(IIRC that option used to be only for Monday starters.)


The answer to that one was posted on another thread some time ago.  :thumbsup:

Quote from: Fidgetbuzz on 11 August, 2015, 10:04:52 am
I have Steve's PBP bike now -.....   complicated checking it in, picking up documentation etc , Linking with support vehicle and TG himself as my start is 5.30 -- but as far as I can foresee- we have all bases covered at the moment.

Personally I was surprised when he chose the 9.00pm start , rather than the Monday morning - when he could have had 5 or 6  hours sleep in a booked hotel and would have been faster thru controls  .. which had been the plan put in place months ago.

BUT - I was told it was his choice and there was no point in discussing or debating  it -- but to me it still does not seem the right start time to maximise sleep, minimise control time etc

Go Steve!
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PAC

Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #8 on: 15 August, 2015, 05:29:13 pm »
Quote from: PAC on 15 August, 2015, 10:09:36 am
Heading for Portsmouth :thumbsup:
Taken a left turn & now looks like he's heading for Newhaven ;D
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TGS

Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #9 on: 15 August, 2015, 06:23:00 pm »
Or Dover!
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #10 on: 15 August, 2015, 07:01:15 pm »
would have been surprised if he went from Portsmouth, its a long old crossing compared to Dover
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #11 on: 15 August, 2015, 07:27:37 pm »
Quote from: danridesbikes on 15 August, 2015, 07:01:15 pm
would have been surprised if he went from Portsmouth, its a long old crossing compared to Dover
Thats true but you can get a decent sleep (esp with a cabin). Also the ride into Dover is much less pleasant.
And Calais is further from Paris.

All reasons that PBPers favour Portsmouth/Newhaven. Mostly.


This run along the coast is like D-day - he keeps selling us dummies, who knows which beach he'll land on!
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #12 on: 15 August, 2015, 09:26:39 pm »
Looks like he's doing a few laps of Newhaven whilst he waits for the 23:00hrs ferry...time is miles :thumbsup:
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #13 on: 15 August, 2015, 09:46:30 pm »
I'm in the same exclusive 20:00 start group as Steve. I doubt I'll see much of him after they set us off.
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #14 on: 15 August, 2015, 10:06:26 pm »
201 miles logged for the day. Bon voyage Steve.
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Re: 15th August Day 8 / 227
« Reply #15 on: 15 August, 2015, 10:11:41 pm »
Bumped into Steve while out for a ride near Hungerford.  Gave home the really useful advice to "KEEP GOING".  :-)
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