140 miles from Whitehaven to Tynemouth, the Sustrans C2C route. This was my first long-distance cycle ride, which I did on a bike I bought to get too and from work during the petrol crisis, it was a cheap Halfords mountain bike and is really heavy, but also very sturdy.
![My Halfords Apollo Frenzy](https://grantcrawley.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/c2c-1024x768.jpg)
The route itself is stunning, you ride through some of the most beautiful scenery England has to offer, it’s challenging and in some places downright hard work.