manchester to liverpool

Today I rode from Warrington to Manchester, well Salford Quays to be exact, for the start of the Manchester to Liverpool bike ride in order to raise money for the NSPCC.

I set off at 6 am meeting up with Shent to get to Manchester at 7.45 (18 miles at a leisurely pace).

The start was at 8.00.

 This is just arriving at Salford Quays for the start.


CLICK PICTURE TO ENLARGE....

The iconic Imperial War Museum's Shard building. My bike leaning against fence.

We're off....

After riding the roads through Stretford, Carrington and Partington, we hit the Trans Penine Trail which took us through Dunham, Lymm and Warrington (where we started from).

Notice the clear blue sky, we dropped lucky with the weather (probably the nicest day of the year so far) which is quite a contrast from the ride last year where it poured down all the way.

Shent gets a puncture...

AGAIN!

WOW!

How does he do it?

 10 seconds previous I asked him to check my rear tyre 'cause i thought it was punctured, no its not he said just before his front blew out. This was just before Warrington under  the Thelwall viaduct.

Here at the Marina at Penketh. Fiddlers Ferry Power station in the background.

And finally arriving at Otterspool Park on the banks of the River Mersey at Liverpool

                                      THE END
Manchester to Liverpool 43 miles plus the 18 miles to get there and the further 20 back home. Total 81 miles. 

Now thats not bad for a fat lad that!!