Photo 1: Team 52 (left to right) Ben Davis, Dave Seddon and Marc White with Colin Seward behind the camera.
Photo 2: The "Chrome Domes" team unveil the Butchers Bike they'll be riding during the Challenge
Photo 3: One of the experts helps tune Dave's bike ready for the challenge
On arrival at Folkestone for the Channel Tunnel train to France we're greeted by a mass of vans, cars, minibuses and campervans all loaded with bikes. We all plod through passport control and security checks which takes ages and by the time we get through the last barrier the train we're booked on has already gone!. One of the tunnels is still closed following the fire on September 11th so the train service is still running at a reduced frequency and we're told we'll have to wait another hour and a half.
We pull up in front of the barriers and wait along with lots of other teams who were also delayed. This gives a chance for a team photo (photo 1) and for some last minute bike adjustments. Talking to some of the riders in different teams its obvious we're quite a mixed bunch. Some riders who've been recruited at the last minute as a substitute for someone who is ill and some who have done this and other similar rides lots of times before. One cyclist rides up and down with a set of French baguettes in his front basket (photo 2), while another sets up shop helping everyone tune their bikes (photo 3).
The train is finally ready to board so we drive on and the journey to France begins!
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