Who are the 2 Saints?

St Albans
St Davids
 
Just over 20 miles north of London, St Albans is a commuter town of some 60-70,000 people. During Roman times, it was known as Verulamium and still retains many historic sites dating back to that period. It owes its present name to the first English Christian martyr, Saint Alban who was beleived to have been executed in 209AD. St Davids is the UKs smallest city with a population of less than 2000! The ecclesiastical capital of Wales, it was the final resting place for Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. The city lies within the beautiful Pembrokeshire national park.

...and who are the 2 Riders?

 Stephen

Michael

18 years since owning my last bike I find myself in a bicycle shop again - this was one peril of drinking I was unaware of.  I have bought myself, following Michael's lead, a hybrid bike.  Mine is a Specialized Crosstrail Elite which has 27 gears, a front suspension which is easily turned off and in answer to the most common question I am asked, it is Black.

Training has been going well, slogging up to Caerphilly Common from Tongwynlais (200m ascent in 2miles, not quite the Etape but feels like it) whenever I can and have completed a couple of twenty mile plus runs in my rugby shorts without incident.  I have so far resisted the temptation to buy the lycra Turkish wrestler outfit but I am sure that Michael looks smashing in his!

I am looking forward to the adventure of the Two Saints Ride, exploring and getting lost in little backwaters previously unknown to me whilst raising money for a very worthy cause.

This is brilliant; cycling is great.....I'm thrilled Stephen came up with the idea. I cycle regularly as part of my commute into work in Canary Wharf, and usually ride around 50 - 60 miles per week. Doing around 75 miles per day for 4 days in a row will clearly be a different proposition. I'll be doing the ride on a Trek 7.3 FX hybid bike.

Like Stephen, I am looking forward to the ride, and getting to pass through lots of places in the UK which  I have never heard of or been to before.  Being able to raise money and help support charitable work, having benefitted significantly from that work, is certainly a good way to give something back.