On your bike Urby!!!

[conaero]

Well, had a very apprehensive Urby on the phone all day today, his mammoth cycling journey, in memory of his 2 dearly departed friends, to Barcelona commences tomorrow and he is already having stress due to the ferries from Portsmouth being on strike.

Some jiggerypoker and he is now off to Southampton instead to pick up a train to Poole where him and his support vehicle will be getting the Condor Hispeed to Cherbourg.

I am sure you will all join me in wishing the 'old bu99er' all the best and a safe trip back to Blighty.

 

[Emtee]

Absolutely Matt. All good wishes and Bon Voyage Urby.

 

[Andyk]

Best wishes UM....An inspiration...

 

[reservoirfrog]

good luck urby. i guess this a version of " barcelona bangers" except here the vehicle is new but the rider is the old banger

 

[cobratwin]

Good luck mate, all the best!

 

[dem maser]

Also had contact today.....good luck UM

 

[Parisien]

Thinking of you Urby........best of luck!


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[Chrisbassett]

What an adventure! Looking forward to hearing all about it
Wishing you good weather, strong legs and great support on the way.

 

[2b1ask1]

Good luck Peter, very brave adventure you are undertaking and we are proud of you; may you be aided by the tail of the Mistral, Driven uphill by the Tramontane, motivated by the Marin, and warmed by the Sirroco.... Ride like the wind Bro!






And if you cannot get started in the morning; you know what to do now!

 

[dem maser]

its your 1st day!!

all the best, let us know if he meets you matt.....

 

[Parisien]

Good luck Peter, very brave adventure you are undertaking and we are proud of you; may you be aided by the tail of the Mistral, Driven uphill by the Tramontane, motivated by the Marin, and warmed by the Sirroco.... Ride like the wind Bro!:

......theres a saying over here.............................."May the wind at your back always be your own......!!"

Hhhhhhmmmmm.................................


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[conaero]

its your 1st day!!

all the best, let us know if he meets you matt.....

Will do, fortunately, the weather is fine today, bright but cool so he should be ok.

 

[conaero]

Well, I have an update on the old blighter.

He called me today, saying that he had a sore @rse and he feels like...... 'I have had 400 pricks up my @rse' (his words not mine) to which I replied, 'you know what that feels like then yes?'

Urby has just hit Bordeux and has said that his is sick of looking at cattle in fields...he looks at them, they look at him, its all very rural by the sounds of it.

So, Urby being Urby got him and a horses head electrocuted yesterday when he went to pat one on the head. The horse stuck his head out, Urby his hand out and they both electrocuted themselves on the fence. Both as daft as each other by the sounds of it.

He has also seen a bear bounding through a field and a snake.

The support vehicle (Kia) has broken down and he says he misses having 400 horse power instead of the 1 donkey power he has at the moment.

Keep it up fella!!!

 

[philw696]

Fair play to Peter lets hope he keeps it going as he will enjoy his GS even more when he gets back.

 

[dem maser]

haha that sounds like UM....those that know him will be laughing themselves so loud......

 

[dem maser]

a kia broke down??

 

[Dan!]

Good to hear he's doing well!

Well done that man!

 

[hodroyd]

Hat's off to Urby

 

[2b1ask1]

He can be thankfull he wasn't relieving himself when he got zapped by the fence, sillly old bu99er!

 

[hodroyd]

OH Newton, what a thought, I can just imagine that feeling!!!!