Goodbye Mr Ward
The flavour of the last two days has been - short distances, pollution, flat roads, crazy traffic and some cold, cold weather! The riders have hit cycling mode and there is some 'destination fever' happening. Last night, in the city of Xinxiang, we celebrated passing the 10,000km mark (which happened a few days ago) with a delicious Chinese banquet meal. The entire group was there and we said goodbye to one of our riding favourites, Terry Ward, who is leaving us to visit friends up north. He will then head to Korea and finally back to Canada. As Henry summed it up, "Terry is one of our true gentlemen', and a fantastic rider too. He be missed in Beijing and out on the road over the next few days. We have a new rider amongst us now - Mr Lee joined us in Louwang and is staying with the tour until Beijing. Welcome Mr Lee! We have a rest day tomorrow so the bikes were getting washed today, laundry was being sorted and some of the riders have located KFC, so they are very happy! Strong legs, some good lungs and steely determination will get the group through the next few cold and dusty and cloudy days en route to Beijing on the 18th November!
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Posted November 12, 2007 by Field Writer
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