Ride 14/06/2023 Coast to Coast day 4

Day 4 on the Coast to Coast and it’s still hot We had 75 miles to do today over 4500 feet of climbing, it’s getting hillier as we get closer to Wales. This was fine with me, I could do a bit more of an effort today. The ride was split into 3 x 25 mile sections. With the first 25 miles to the first water stop, the second to the lunch stop and the third to the hotel. There was a forth stop to pick up water if needed but I skipped this as it was 12 miles from the finish. The hills were split into 2, first lot at the beginning of the ride in the first 25 miles and the the rest in the third 25 miles with a flat middle section. I was going at pace today getting to the lunch stop at an avg of 19 mph but after lunch there were a lot of smaller hills that eventually slowed me down to 18 mph avg speed for the day. So 75 miles clocked up in 4 hours 8 mins and what a great day it was into Wales tomorrow we go.