This year a number of the group will be starting in Cardiff. The planned route breaks down as:
Sunday, 7 Sept - Cardiff to Swindon - 134km (83 miles)
Monday, 8 Sept - Swindon to St. Albans - 130km (81 miles)
Tuesday, 9 Sept - St. Albans to Epping - 39km (24 miles)
then the main group joins the Cardiff group...
Tuesday, 9 Sept - Epping to Harwich - 113km (70 miles)
(overnight ferry to Hoek von Holland)
Wednesday, 10 Sept - Hoek von Holland to Nieuwegein - 90km (56 miles)
Thursday, 11 Sept - Nieuwegein to Amsterdam - 60km (37 miles)
Friday and Saturday are conference attendance days or rest days for those not attending. Then some of the group cycle back to London...
Sunday, 14 Sept - Amsterdam to Hoek von Holland - 90km (56 miles)
(overnight ferry to Harwich)
Monday, 15 Sept - Harwich to London - 140km (87 miles)
For those doing the total trip, the distance will be 796km. Ah, the heck with it, let's just call it 800km or 500 miles. Even those doing the bare minimum will be cycling 250km! Not exactly a freewheel around the park.