Arriving at road.cc in 2017 via 220 Triathlon Magazine, Jack dipped his toe in most jobs on the site and over at eBikeTips before being named the new editor of road.cc in 2020, much to his surprise. His cycling life began during his students days, when he cobbled together a few hundred quid off the back of a hard winter selling hats (long story) and bought his first road bike - a Trek 1.1 that was quickly relegated to winter steed, before it was sadly pinched a few years later. Creatively replacing it with a Trek 1.2, Jack mostly rides this bike around local cycle paths nowadays, but when he wants to get the racer out and be competitive his preferred events are time trials, sportives, triathlons and pogo sticking - the latter being another long story.
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Speaking as a teacher, I can confidently state that I will not be cycling in to work on the 15th August. Perhaps not doing it when the country is on summer holiday might encourage people in education also to take part.
Will be cycling in to work on the 16th, however, as that is A level results day.
A fair point well made, we'll pass it on to the folks at Cyclescheme... although maybe a super long teacher's Audax departing on the 15th is in order!
I believe they moved it after last year's rather inclement weather in England & Wales, much better in August in my mind but with 4 nations having different summer holidays you can't get everyone.
Except holidays in England, Wales and NI all finish at the start of September and Scotland on 20th August so they have, in fact, hit holiday time for education workers in all four countries.
Not a big deal as I cycle to work anyway just limits my ability to use it to try and encourage my colleagues.
You could always pledge your miles for the 16th instead - I don't think C2WD will be checking that you handed in your home-work-home on time.