Good Lord!

Helge Riepenhof, the Team HTC Columbia team doctor offering me advice and help! I'd never expected to see or hear this in my cycling lifetime but it's truly fantastic to know that if need be these people are willing to help me, the ordinary guy from Northumberland!

When I embarked on this ride of a lifetime I had no idea this was the way things would develop and things have now taken on a whole new dimension, I do sometimes start to wonder what's next around the corner but hey, why worry, I'm going to enjoy this whole experience whilst I can, it's fantastic!