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DAY ONE - HUDDERSFIELD TO LINCOLN - 68MILES

10:00am: Set off from the Galpharm

10.45am: Stopped at Orlando's Restaurant in Wakefield for a quick break - see the picture below:

11:50am: Arrive Barnsley - stop at the Priory Arms for Boothy to fix his puncture.

12:10pm: Stop again for Nick Boyes-Hunter to fix a puncture.

END OF DAY ONE BLOG BY DEAN HOYLE:

"It has been a fantastic day, very hard indeed but it's all for a good cause. From the turnout this morning to people donating along the way, we've been stuck by the generosity of people. We've been pulled over at the side of the road for people to give money; people pipping their horns as we've past, it's been tremendous.

"The camaraderie between the riders is terrific. Boothy got the first puncture but he obviously wasn't the last - one lad's had four punctures but we've been getting each other through it which, as well as raising money for a great cause, is what it's all about. We'll all have 20 more friends by the end of it.

"The coverage has been fantastic. We stopped in Bawtry and leant out bikes again a woman's house and she ran out saying she's just seen us all on TV!

"There are no injuries so far and everyone's tired but looking forward to tomorrow. We're riding to Peterborough and people are going to meet us at the Posh which will be great. We stop there then gear up for the tough day on Friday which is the big one.

"It is gruelling work and it's for a great cause so I would urge everyone to give what they can."

DAY TWO - LINCOLN TO PETERBOROUGH - 56MILES

BEGINNING OF DAY TWO BLOG BY SEAN JARVIS:

"The camaraderie was fantastic yesterday and it pulled everyone through. The last 15 miles was a killer because everyone one just wanted to get there, but we got there in the end.

"Everyone had an early night last night - just the one beer!

"There are a few aches and pains today and a few backsides are particularly tender so we've had the Radian B out gearing up ready to go

"Everyone's a little wary. The adrenaline got us through yesterday so it will be a bit of a reality check today.

"It's phase two today to Peterborough which will be difficult, but not as difficult as Friday which will be very difficult indeed.

"Personally, I'll be at the back today saving myself for Friday. I'm at the back picking up the stragglers and geeing everyone up, not because I'm the slowest!

"Boothy's fine. He's breezing through it - which is quite annoying really!"

MIDWAY THROUGH  DAY TWO BLOG BY ANDY BOOTH:

"We are now in Bourne so we are doing ok. We're about 25 miles from Peterborough, so we're over half way.

"Everyone is in one piece and I've had no more punctures. It's been a lot easier today. It's been mostly flat with a few ups and downs. It seemed like it was all uphill yesterday

"It's been a nice ride today, not bad at all. We've had the sun on our backs and seen a bit of nice countryside. We've all stuck together today and everyone is in high spirits and it's been a good laugh.

"We'll stop for half an hour or so to get a sandwich in a park somewhere and arrive in Peterborough about 5pm."

PAUL RAMSDEN (MATCH DAY ANNOUNCER) REPORTING (with tongue firmly in cheek!):

"Chairman Dean Hoyle had a near fatal accident. It's starting raining hard at the moment so we all stopped to get our waterproofs on and as he was approaching the support vehicle Dean had a calamitous fall!

"We've had him checked over by the physio, Alex Moreno and there was no need to call the Air Ambulance!"

END OF DAY TWO BLOG BY SEAN JARVIS:

"The old saying is 'game of two' halves but today has been a day of two halves.

"The first half was glorious sunshine when we set off. We made good headway doing about 15-20 miles per hour. We headed for Bourne, got there on time and everything was looking good.

"It went downhill from there, unfortunately not literally!

"Dean fell off and got a big cheer as the heavens opened just after lunch - we all look like drowned rats! It was very tough heading into Peterborough and to make matters worse we took a wrong turn which has added 15 miles to the day. We ended up doing a big loop at the Market Deeping Triangle and came back to the same point.

"It should have been about 55-60 miles and we've done about 75 because we also got lost in Peterborough city centre. We went past the ground and got lost trying to find the hotel. We cycled for about half an hour before we grabbed a biker to ask directions. Unbelievably it was a Town fan living in Peterborough, so he escorted us to the Marriott !

"Morale is still good. Everyone is upbeat. Yesterday was a challenge with the hills, today has been a challenge with the weather and tomorrow's challenge will be endurance.

"We arrived about ten minutes ago and we're getting a bite to eat now. We'll be setting off about 9:30am so everyone will be getting a good night's rest."

DAY THREE - PETERBOROUGH TO CHELMSFORD - 76 MILES

BEGINNING OF DAY THREE BLOG BY SEAN JARVIS:

"We're setting off a little bit earlier today and we're taking a different route as we're south of Peterborough now and to get back o the route would mean heading north and today is long enough!

"There are a few bad heads to go with the sore bums this morning because it was Marcus Middleton's birthday yesterday and a few pints were drunk by a few lads last night.

"It's going to be a tough day but it looks like the weather is going to be fine. It's overcast at the moment but the weather report says the wind will be at our backs today which should make the whole thing a lot easier.

"Everyone is feeling it a bit at the moment, but spirits are still high."

MIDDLE OF DAY THREE BLOG BY SEAN JARVIS

"I'm struggling - I've picked up a bug! I've got some flu-like symptoms and I'm not alone, as three of the other lads have got it too.

"Despite this, the spirit is still good. We've had a few challenging hills to climb today and as I speak (at 4.50pm) we still have around 25 miles to travel until we reach Chelmsford. I think we've got about two and a half hours to go.

"We had an interesting morning - the Police stopped us in Cambridgeshire and complained a bit as we were riding four abreast, which was fair enough! We proceeded in single file for the remainder of the county!

"We're all soldiering on, despite our jaded legs. The first day was a hill test; the second was a weather test and today is definitely the endurance test!

"It was one of the cyclist's birthdays yesterday and I imagine a few beers will be consumed tonight, but in all likelihood I'll be tucked up in bed by that point!"