Crowds gather at the start
Nearly time to set off
Young man, there's a place you can go ... just dial 118 118
On the road a few miles in, waiting for Graham to catch up after an early puncture
This stone chipped section outside Portadown caused a lot of punctures
Dave stopped to reinflate a slow puncture in his front tyre
Motorcycle marshall
The footbridge at Maghery
First water stop at Maghery
Dave has problems with his front tube, while Ciaran and Jonny take on food
The sweeper van
Fixing Dave's puncture became a group effort
The first official water stop was at Ballyronan Marina
Lunch was at Shane's Castle
FEED ME
A string quartet provided the entertainment
Sheltering from the rain in the massage tent
Shane's Castle
Dave at lunch
Me at the Shane's Castle lunch stop
Strike a pose
...but his is what I really felt like
Waiting to get picked up to go home
