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On this page you will find photos of various C2C'ers taken during their C2C trip.
To submit a photo of your own to The Rogues Gallery simply use the following link and I will place it on this page for all to marvel at - submit photo
Earlier galleries can be found here
Anyone wishing to tackle something slightly different - St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay - should take a look at this link. Please get back to us if you are interested in tackling this. Feedback would be most gratefully received.
Mark has been in touch:
I did the C2C this Bank Holiday weekend 23, 24 and 25th August and it was certainly the lung busting, back aching, leg straining challenge I had been led to expect. Fantastic scenery, great people and camaraderie.
However I must say a MASSIVE thank you to Will and Neil from Sunderland. On the second day, 6 miles in I got my second puncture of the trip, (3 in total). I got that fixed and then 2 miles further on in the foothills of Hartside my chain snapped. I did have equipment to fix it in a support car that was still back in Penrith, although I hadn't practiced fixing a chain before. Anyway I'd been there about 40 mins when the guardian angels of the C2C appeared and between them they whipped the necessary items out of their bags and very kindly fixed my chain. They had already helped somebody else get back on the road that morning too!! We met later that day at Allenheads at the Thorn Green campsite and they were pleased to see I had made it that far. I did eventually make it to Tynemouth on Monday for 2.45pm, but without their help I may not have finished and let my sponsors down. The lads were taking the Sunderland route so I never got to thank them again and I promised I would post a message on the C2C site in praise of their brilliant efforts.
Thanks once more lads
Mark
Trevor Smith contacted us to say:
You may remember the story from May 2006 when I ended up in hospital at the end of our second day of the c2c.
Going downhill into Allenheeds (I am told that is how to say it) I had an accident and spent the next two weeks in hospital.
My family, friends and I are going back for me to finish the leg from the scene of the accident to Sunderland on Saturday 6th September.
I am looking forward to it but plan to take it a little more carefully.
I would like to thank all the staff at north Tyneside hospital who were fantastic during my stay, and also my family and friends for returning with me to complete the trip.
Recently returned from a C2C Adventure, Edward Staines has been in contact to say:
My daughter Helen and I recently completed the C2C once again and I'll try and attach a picture of her looking smug with Blencathra in the background as we were negotiating the Old Coach Road from Keswick to Dockray. I know it's nickname is the bike breaker but I would have thought that ball breaker was more appropriate.
The off road route from Nenthead to Black Hill has been regraded recently and is now eminently cycleable on a mountain bike. Not so the Rookhope incline which is rougher than ever and, to my shame, we gave up and walked. Mind you, we were pushing into the teeth of an easterly gale.
Keep the guide going. It brings back wonderful memories - I've done it four times now.
SSgt Andy Desroches writes:
Four members from 35 Signal Regiment (V) completed the C2C over the weekend of 28th 29th June 08 to raise funds for the “Help for Heroes” campaign and MacMillan Nurses.
An excellent two days cycling were we met some really nice people and had a great time.
Andy Hassall contacted us to say:
16 riders from the Morson Group completed the C2C over the weekend of 20th June – 23rd June. The weather did its best to stop us, driving wind and rain on the road up to the Hartside café on the Saturday and 60mph winds on the Sunday on the Waskerly Way, with one rider blown off his bike on the exposed disused railway.
The conditions experienced seemed a distant memory as we rode into Tynemouth on Monday in excellent conditions. It was tougher than anyone imagined but everyone finally enjoyed the experience.
Graham Bentley just finished his own variation on the trail between Whitby and Whitehaven. More of his pictures can be found here.
 
Ken Clasper writes:
"I started the Coast to Coast on June 6th and completed it June 8th, with my Son Mark. The problem is that I have Early on-set Lewy Body Dementia, but I really enjoyed it.
For me and my illness it was a real achievement and it is something that I will treasure.
What is more I was really made at home by some wonderful cyclists.
This may not be a record but I would be interested in hearing if anyone else with this condition has ever tried to do this event. "
Dave (45) and son Tom (14) did the ride from 22nd to 24th May - Whitehaven to Tynemouth. Wonderful time - great B&B's, people and scenery - worst of it was the easterly wind - particularly have to pedal hard down the other side of Hartside to make any headway!
 
Mark Willoughby: "it nearly killed me but i did it with 20mph winds all the way up in my face"
 
"If anybody says coast to coast is easy mate there a liar....at least twice I felt like throwing up. I'm 45 and that was the hardest thing I did since I joined the navy and I was 16 then..."
See Mark's pictures here
and his mate's here.
Neal and Gareth from Teesside try a more rigorous mode of transport, pictured at Allenheads Inn, Allenheads
 
Simon Kearsley says "well done to all those
brave/stupid people (I count myself in the latter) who completed c2c this
weekend against some of the strongest head winds you could possibly fight
against...."
"Well done to everyone..... It was horrid... But strangely fun.... (if your
mad and had no support vehicle"
Sharon Harvey writes "Over to Nenthead April 2008. Not many other cyclists around strangely enough - not seen icicles like this in years!"
 
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