Day 1 done: Lands End to Mawgan Porth

Well day 1 is done and everyone is in one piece and on good form.

Overnight digs in Penzance were spot on! A full Cornish breakfast and good wishes from Sue set us up nicely for the days riding. We started out about 8 from Penzance and did the 11 miles to Lands End by just after 9. We were all fairly underwhelmed by the sign-post (Paul is protesting about this). Paul got a little over-excited with the arty photos but I am sure they will be great. The big question is whether Paul's camera's will make it to JOG. It would be a shame if he misses the final shot!

The king of the mountains had a pretty average start have to dismount on the first major challenge 5 miles out of LE. It is only going to get harder!

Mount St Michaels was passed about 11ish and we soon left the south coast to turn north for the next 900 odd miles.

We got to Camborne about 12 and decided some serious calories were required. As the true athletes that we are we all opted for a proper Cornish pastie. But these pasties were each the size of a small baby. They were devoured and gave us the energy needed for the rest of the day. We had a great 15 mile run through Redruth and into Newquay. My first visit and I can only say it was a strange town. Full of school kids and slightly old surf dudes trying hard to be cool. We fitted in perfectly head to toe in Lycra.

We timed our arrival perfectly for the Wales v England game. Enough said about that one. The three pints we had were on hindsight a poor option. If anyone has headed east out of Watergate Bay then you will understand the pain we went through getting up a true horror of a hill. But it is done and we are sat drinking a couple of beers (thanks you richard!) overlooking the Atlantic. A fanatic end to a great start.

Tomorrow is on to Okehampton via Padstow and Rock. Supposedly a tough day through the Cornish moores.
So some stats (for Phil):
- 65 miles done in total
- 3 falls (2 for PR and 1 for me)
- Best comedy place names go to Cocks and Goonhaven