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It may have only been instant porridge in a pot, but eating it on the verandah looking out across the bay was a pretty good start to the day. The weatherman said set fair, and it certainly was, clear, sunny, just a little wind and…
Overall I am one of the last type of persons to consider doing the NC500 cycle tour for cancer research. What I like to do is my research on the function of vitamin A in the brain, my teaching to enthuse the next generation of researchers and discoverers and, well,…
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We woke to the expected rain, which looked heavy and persistent. We dressed accordingly, waited for the teams who’d stopped sooner yesterday to come along, and off we set. It was immediately apparent that it was very cold, probably 8 degrees without the wind chill.…
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Early start today as we hoped to get up and over the first big climb ahead of the traffic, as the road is narrow and tortuous. The staff at the hotel had produced an early breakfast for us, and at least one rider with a stronger…
From your correspondent; the Yorkshireman in the pack
After months of planning and hard work by the admin team, we all gathered at Inverness Castle under blue skies and sunshine, ready to make a start on our 9 day odyssey. Mark Beaumont, the Round-the-World cyclist, was joining us for the…
The Proclaimers walked it. An intrepid bunch of 25 are about to cycle it – 500 miles that is - across some of the UK’s most challenging but undoubtedly beautiful roads to raise money for the University of Aberdeen’s cancer research programme.
Preparations are reaching the final stages for the…
