1,000 riders from 33 countries are cycling 1400 kilometres from London to Edinburgh and back again in under five days. This event happens every four years. I was not riding but helping at the St Ives control. For most of the day I was marshalling at the entrance to the control site so I managed to take photos of most competitors. Here is a selection of the the 1334 pictures I took. As you can see, there was quite a variety of machines…
LEL St Ives 2013
The team making sandwiches before the riders arrive.
First riders arrive…
“I’m so hungry I could eat my route card.”
“Who pinched my saddle?”
“I’m here to pick up the beer”
Drew Buck, on his Retrodrive bicycle.
“Look, my velomobile has grown a wart!”
The team stamping brevets.
Wins best beard of the day prize!
Surely not riding in Crocs?
Brazilian rider on the last day – across the fens.
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