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Bike ride-John O'Groats to Lands End. Challenge Accepted!

Myself and my friend Chris Norton have planned to do an insane bike ride; consisting of 874 miles and plenty of locations to see. The challenge was thought of after a bike ride from Walsall to Birmingham Airport and back (36 miles) and would like to take on the beast of a route

Currently is a plan to keep bike riding like we already have done to prepare for it. We will consider buying road bikes with a light alluminium frame-providing speed and aerodynamic benefits. We could use mountain bikes, but road bikes provide more benefits compared to a more heavier mountain bike.

We will be wearing biking shirts and shorts, to allow our bodies more flexibillity and better comfort than standard clothing. We will have several so we can change them during the course of the journey.

The Route

We do not intend to break the 44 hour record, however, it is for self pride and determination so we both reckon it will take 10-14 days. On average for that we wil need to cover minimum 87 miles if we were to aim for 10 days. However it is possible to cover 120 miles on average a day, thus narrowing the amount of days.

Progress monitoring

I will be making posts on social networking such as Facebook and Twitter. Me and Chris will take pictures at popular locations and also tag our locations onto Facebook. Lastly, we plan to conduct video logs to show our friends what we are doing.

Finally, any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated.

Mercedes 'Tyregate' storm.

It has come about recently that Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team took on a secret tyre test conducted by Pirelli, which has breached regulations regarding no in season testing.

The hearing will take place on June 20th, and if found guilty, punnishments could could occur such as championship points being stripped. The arguement by rival teams includes that Mercedes gained an advantage from the tyre test such as improving tyre durabillity. The 'secret' test took place after the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.

Why a secret?

Amazing how it has been deemed as a secret test which in turn means the team know it would be breaching rules if found out. After this, it appeared that Ferrari were asked about another test. Red Bull Racing says that they were approached about the test but rejected it. Lewis Hamilton and Ross Brawn vigarously point out the test was within sporting regulations and they have done nothing wrong. Thr current W04 has had a reputation of huge tyre delamination, therefore, coincidence or not, after this test Nico Rosberg won the Monaco Grand Prix where the tyres lasted very well compared to previous races and seasons.

Now the F1 world will wait to see what happens at the hearing on 20th June. Breach of rules usually ends up with a punishment. Worst case scenarios include stripping on championship points, race wins or a financial penalty. As only 2 races have occured after the test, Nico Rosbergs win could be overturned and Hamiltons podium at the Canadian GP could be eleminated.

It is up for debate, what do you readers think?