Well what a difference a day makes. I have enjoyed everything about today, I knew that I only had 40 miles to ride so I decided to have a little lay in, go to the supermarket and the sports shop and pick up some supplies, as you can see from the pic, I’m taking no chances now and I picked up 4 more spare tubes and another spare folding tyre!
I have been a little concerned with my left hand though, last night it felt numb all down the side of my little finger, and hasn’t improved any today. Hoping that longer rest off the bike today and tonight might help me out. Apart from that and a slightly tight left hamstring, all is well.
I decided to not even bother with the sat nav today, had it on to record my stats, but seeing as it was only 2 or 3 main roads from Dieppe to Rouen I thought ill try and navigate using what I had printed out as a back up originally. This worked out fine and I only switched sat nav on to guide me to the hotel for the last 2 miles.
For the majority of today’s ride I’ve had the B.o.B song Aeroplanes stuck in my head! Just couldn’t get it out, so glad to have made it to the hotel and get some other music on. Actually I’ve now got it stuck in my head again!
Also rode past this cool place that had Bison’s, they had a load of tutu’s up and a little restaurant up in the hills, worth a pic anyway.
When I arrived in Rouen as you can see below, there’s some funky art work placed across a bridge. Don’t know what its for but thought it was worth a snap. Also I decided to film the last few miles on my phone and have uploaded the video below swell.
Also I would like to thank the Frenchman from yesterday that bought me the sarnie, it was soo nice I went out and bought another for lunch today!
A few things i haven’t mentioned yet so far on my ride, I’ve seen a fair few different types of road kill, don’t worry I haven’t taken snaps, but by road kill I mean fully intact still, so a fresh hit. So far on my list I have a Squirrel, a Seagull, a Rabbit and a Rat. Wonder what else the French countryside has to offer.
Another thing I find quite strange is just how far the cars and lorries move out the way when over taking a bike! Today this one car was fully on the other side of the road. But then yesterday I did get a couple of idiots go past me at a stupid speed and ridiculously close!
One other thing I have been doing since I started this bike ride, think I started it in the hills on my way to Dover, If I see an animal then I make the noise of it out loud. Like today I made a whole herd of cows look up and move away from the fence, might not sound like the highlight of your day, but when its just you and a bike you’ll think of all sorts to keep you company.
Oh and I dropped a jelly bean today! First one dropped! 😦
Today’s journey was 41.33 miles, riding time of 3:23:49, max speed 29.9 mph, avg speed 12.1, 2331 calories, 2.65 litres so far.
Now going to rest up for a bit, pop out and find a supermarket, get some dinner inside me, and might even watch a film later. Early start tomorrow…
I Just Felt Like Cycling 
Moooooooooo!
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u best not be dropping any moams!!
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Hey mate, I read an article this week in Triathletes world about getting numb fingers/hands. I cause can be having your seat tilted too far forward so that you put too much weight on your hands. They recomended adjust your seat if this was the case else looking at getting more padded gloves.Hope this helps. Have a good weekend, I’ll be thinking of you whilst doing my adventure race.Jamie
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Keep going Sam.Re the problem with the tyre – I recon you were nipping the tube – what did you do with the tyre you replaced as they don’t fold up. I to got a numb little finger but nothing to worry about – it went eventually. I assume you have padded gloves as the palms of the hands can start to ache otherwise. – keep going your doing brilliantly. Chris Dixon
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Love that tune but it can be annoying…I woke up the other day singing it and get it stuck in my head for at least an hour a day! Bet you get it in your head now!!!!
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P.S. loving the time lapse video by the way
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