The bike was completely a write-off and that bike was called Billy, and the new bike which replaced it is called Billy 2 (Billy two wheels). I had convinced my niece, Belinda Good, and my brother-in-law, Phil Good, to do the ride with me but unfortunately, they both sustained injuries falling from their bikes whilst we were out on a training ride. My brother-in-law has regrettably had to pull out but will look to undertake the LEJOG next year, and although my niece badly bruised a hip, she's hoping to join me on day four through to day nine, which is good.

Other than that, my daughter’s fiancé, Andrew Osbourne, is doing the first two days and the last two days with me, so I'm not totally on my own.

The rest of the team is the wife, Jo, who is director of everything. I don't think she realises what she's taken on with the logistics!  

She's riding support in our camper van called ‘Happy’ and I'm putting in what we're calling ‘Happy stops’ every 20 miles, so I'll meet with Jo and Happy and top up on water and snacks.

We're averaging about 70 miles a day and there's a couple of hundreds fitted in and then the last day is 49 miles. In total it's about 1,032 miles! 

Peter, Jo, Happy and Billy two wheels