The day itself was glorious, perhaps the best day of the whole Summer. The Sun was blazing down and this made for a great ride with beautiful views at different points across the Usk valley and over to the Brecon Beacons. With B in France for her Mam’s birthday, my support crew for the day consisted solely of my parents who made the short walk down to Bailey Park to see me off and wish me luck. They planned to drive up the Tumble to see me again as I passed the halfway mark.