Yes – The Brian Robinson Challenge isn’t extended – it’s the same route as last year, however My Brian Robinson Challenge most defintely is extended!

Last year I got a lift to Huddersfield but this year I am cycling from Hebden Bridge to Huddersfield via the climb out of Greetland, and I’ll have to cycle back again afterwards. That will add 56 km and about 450 m of climbing to my little day out (35 miles, 1,500 ft).

The fact the unextended BRC feels extended at the end is what is worrying me! I’ll have already extended it before it starts and then when I’m tired, I’ll extend it some more… When I get back to Sowerby Bridge, I’ll get on The Calder Valley Cycleway. It means that I’ll be able to crawl along a nice quiet route home without worrying about the traffic.

I know that about 110 miles of hilly West Yorkshire wouldn’t worry some folks but I was knackered after the 69 miles of SITD so I’m going to be really exhausted on Sunday evening. Still, it’s all good clean fun isn’t it!

That lot are a bunch of jokers. They come out with some pretty funny remarks. (As you can see from Nigel/zacklaws’ comment above!)

@Nigel – Ho ho, I see what you mean! The tree was bigger than it looked so I had to shrink the picture down to make it fit. I tried cropping the picture to make you guys look normal size but the remains of the tree didn’t look that spooky.

The picture of me by the bridge at Burnsall makes me look about 5 months pregnant!

That’s just reminded me… Alun was complaining about play in his rear wheel bearings on SITD. I checked, and sure enough, we could rock his wheel several mm side to side. I went to demonstrate what it should be like by doing the same to my rear wheel and it was 50% worse! I should really change the bearings and put some new grease in before Saturday.