Congratulations to two partners who got into the right gear to raise money for good causes.
Robert Smith and Alex Douglas completed the 100-mile Castle to Coast to Castle (C2C2C) charity bike ride.
Around 500 participants took the route from Lincoln Castle to Chapel St Leonards and back again.
C2C2C was established in 2011 as a way to get more people cycling, raise some money for charity and have fun.
Robert, an experienced cyclist, claimed he had to do a lot of the work, dragging Alex around in his slipstream!
“He made the 100 miles intact,” Robert said. “It wasn’t a race but was very well organised and there was plenty of encouragement from the other cyclists.”
The entry details suggested, due to limited parking, organisers preferred participants to cycle to the start.
Robert said: “I decided to heed that advice – and rode there and back from my home in Cleethorpes!
“It made it a 179-mile C2C2C2C2C – Cleethorpes to Castle to Coast to Castle to Cleethorpes ride. It was a great day, dry but rather windy, and we raised money for some good causes.”
Alex was delighted to have participated.
“It was a great challenge and there was a real sense of pride and satisfaction when we crossed the finishing line. I can assure everybody Robert wasn’t the only one doing the work!”
The £30 entry fees went to three charities MS Society, St Barnabas Hospice and Cyclists Fighting Cancer.
Robert (left) and Alex at the finish line.