Hoje aqui posso agradecer aqueles que nos ajudam e que o apoio foi de suma importância nessa mais nova conquista.
Obrigado a Casa de Pedra por estar ao nosso lado desde o começo, onde podemos treinar em uma estrutura completa e nos manter condicionado para qualquer desafio: seja escalada, ciclismo, montanhismo ou corrida. Você nos dá flexibilidade para fazer dessa expedição um sucesso.
Obrigado Dra. Isabella Alencar por acreditar em nós, por estar sempre atenta a tudo que possa melhorar nossa performance, por nos instruir em cada treino e em cada nova modalidade que entramos e por nos ensinar o valor que uma boa alimentação tem na vida de um atleta. Certamente sem a sua dieta esses 17 dias pedalados teriam sido muito mais cansativos.
Obrigado ao Fabio Jobim com seus treinos na escalada reforçando e desafiando minha cabeça mais e mais, por trabalhar minha resistência e me deixar pronta para esse desafio!
Obrigado a minha família e amigos que me apoiaram todos os dias. Que o 360 Extremes continue me levando a lugares e experiências que exijam de mim superação.
- On the start line… 1,500km to go..!
- Just a walk in the park… Snowy conditions in London before we set out to Penzance
- And the snow is pretty pleasant to walk through – though with cycling it would be a little… different.
- Flying high with a stunt kite by Land’s End
- Uma cervejinha porque ninguém é de ferro!
- The obligatory photo at the start of the route!
- Looking over Sennen Cove as we leave Land’s End
- Boats by the northern shore at Sennen
- Heading out from Land’s End at the start of our winter journey
- Riding into the rain in particularly nasty conditions meant that our “water-proof” clothes stood no chance; we arrived with our hosts in Bodmin appearing like drowned rats!
- Not so ideal conditions
- Enfrentando os ventos laterais!
- Map of the route- Day 2
- The country roads, in all their glory, revealed to us after having cycled along them in the pitch black night
- A look around the place we stayed
- Morning preparations
- The weather closes in as we come within 40km of Exeter
- Alongside the A30 towards to the moors
- From Exeter to Taunton
- And onto the sunrise towards Taunton
- OUt early
- Na estrada
- Escaping into the countryside in slightly more agreeable conditions – though it showered, it was the first time we arrived at our destination actually feeling dry
- River crossing
- The route
- Canal at the picturesque town of Audlem, Cheshire, as we get further north and make real progress in the journey
- Resting by the Canal
- Passing Jodrell Bank, an observatory where we had gone when I was little and got lost with my father wondering around the back roads. It was nice (and random) seeing it again, this time with a bit of a better sense of direction as we rode towards Heald Green.
- On way to Church
- Parish Church at Audlem
- Pub lunch..?
- Em Heald Green com Becky e Matt
- Cycling through a wildlife park area near Manchester meant for track-riding for a while instead of the normal roads we had been going along – a nice change.
- Kenworthy Wood
- Nat into Lancashire
- Arriving in to the county of Lancashire – approaching the half-way point and our arrival into Lancaster, the town I lived for around 15 years or so,..
- Through the Pennines
- A day off in Lancaster, watching my nephew Isaac (in orange) scoring a fine goal from just around the penalty spot in a junior’s match
- Lancaster Castle
- Going towards shap on a blustery and damp day
- Paulo Nas Estradas Britânicas
- Depois de chegar ao topo da Shap!
- The route
- An advert for Ortlieb..!
- Standing in the snow
- The snow melts as we get further north and the afternoon wears on
- Heavy traffic is constant along the A7 through the Borders of Scotland
- Arriving in Scotland – the first time for Natalia; the next phase of the journey
- Dramatic conditions in the early morning
- Conditions are far from ideal for riding, at least on first looks
- A brief pause to admire the colours around, even in the winter
- Afternoon sunlight over the borders
- Off into the mist
- Coming through the snow – beautiful but tricky conditions
- Coming into Selkirk at dusk – a beautiful ending to a good but tiring day’s ride through the Borders
- Edinburgh Castle
- Down the Royal Mile
- The windows and flags of St. Giles
- James Bradwood
- Map of Edinburgh
- A bit of tourism during our break in the city of Edinburgh
- The harbour at Musselburgh
- Outside St. Giles
- Statues on St. Giles – each one different
- The Witchery
- Yachts at Musselburgh
- The route
- Saying goodbye to Charlie
- The upcoming bridges
- A view on to the Forth Road Bridge – gateway to northern Scotland and the Highlands
- Going on the Hattonburn Road
- On the Road Bridge
- Above the Motorway towards Perth
- A Tail of Two Bridges
- View of the Forth Rail Bridge
- The route from Blairgowrie to Newtonmore
- A short detour along the cycle path…
- Natalia with Brian at Blairgowrie; Brian rode out with us in the morning as we headed up to the Cairngorms
- Leaving Blairgowrie on an overcast day
- The Cairngorms await us
- Just leaving Pitlochry and the last town for a good distance
- Like a mirror – the Loch of Butterstone – before we arrived at Dunkeld and our entry on to the A9.
- Going along the Route 7 Cycle path accompanying the A9 – snow starts as we get higher
- Making conditions treacherous for any (brave?) cyclist
- Treacherous conditions along the road get worse forcing us to leave it to go to the A9, where everyone had been advising us to stay clear of… we have little choice, however.
- Snow and ice builds up on the un-gritted road which is a cycle path alongside the A9.
- Onto the A9 and while there is fast traffic, it isn’t as bad as we feared (and the vehicles normally kept a wide berth to us) and the riding is considerably easier and allow us to complete the final 35km or so in about an hour – a relief as we were pysching ourselves up to cycling in the dark, something that we didn’t really want to do.
- The route from Newtonmore to Inverness
- Waking up in Newtonmore, ready for the day ahead
- Still in the ice
- The Bridge at Carrbridge
- and still in the middle of the snow-covered highlands
- Wish ewe were here… (sorry!)
- On the bridge over the River Findhorn
- Parking the bike
- Passing traffic
- Enjoying a large meal at Zizzi
- Cheers!!
- Looking forward to the northern highlands and the final few days
- Looking back to Inverness and the Cairngorms behind it
- Accompanying the single-track railway line northwards, passing plenty of small bridges on the way
- Enjoying the view along the coast near Brora at dusk
- The joys of riding along the A9 through northern Scotland
- Passing the local farms on a cold, cloudy day
- Looking back to the mountains from whence we came
- Leaving Brora – just one way to go – so close now,,!
- Onwards
- The end is in sight. Almost
- Side winds…
- Looking over Berriedale, just north of Helmsdale; pausing for a break up a good 2km of a 13% hill. My sister had described the area as “hilly” – she certainly wasn’t wrong…!!
- The route to Keiss
- The last few kilometres
- The End! Just under 1,500km in varied and tricky conditions; a tough journey with a gale to see us off with a perfect windy ending!
- 1,480km in cycling through the British winter