Tom Marshall

Header photo by Catherine Dunn. Pre-start I travelled from Bristol down to Land’s End on Friday the 12th, the day before the race started. It’s a GBDuro tradition that the riders meet at Sennen Cove for beers and a pub dinner on the evening of the race and this was a nice opportunity to meet [...]

Day 1: A North Wales corker Having made it to CP1 16 hours prior to stage 2 starting I didn't really have an excuse for not being ready to leave CP1 for the 8am rollout. I had plenty of time until suddenly, there was no time and my camelbak was still empty. A quick scramble [...]

Pre-Stage I spent over an hour meticulously cleaning every part of my drivetrain, hoping my shifting issues were related to the sheer amount of gunk that had built up. Chain and jockey wheels gleaming, my shifting was... almost exactly the same. At least my chain would roll a little more efficiently to start the stage [...]

Day 1: John O'Groats is in-range The final leg. 386km split across the two last gpx files and I'd be slumped against the famous John O'Groats signpost. It felt like this stage should be processional, along the lines of the final day at Le Tour where the riders roll into Paris sipping champagne, I don't [...]