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August 25th 2019
Orkney. Rousey and Kirkwall. 52 miles (including 8 on ferry). 850m ascent. At the Broch of Gurness I was speaking to the warden and commenting on what a good day it was turning out to be. He said, ’Yes it is, we had one like this 2 years ago.’ Very dry humour, but it was the best weather so far and the first time I have exposed my bare legs - now that’s a pretty sight. Gurness is only 2,5 ... read more

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Richard Dugdale

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I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

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