Some statistics

In case you're interested:

• total miles: 948 (less than last year's 1233, but I had three very short cycling days this time)
• ascent: 17,218 metres (nearly double last year's 10036)
• average speed: 10.8 mph (less than last year's 11.4)

Miles

Ascent metres

speed mph

Day 0: 9/7 Home-Euston	14.8	165	12.1
Day 1 (Glasgow + Inverness)	6.3		7.2
Day 1b Golspie-Helmsdale	18.9	215	14.4
Day 2 Helmsdale-Thurso	92	1297	12.3
Day 3 Orkney: Stromness-Kirkwall	55.6	798	11.3
Day 4 Orkney south	82.9	1181	12.2
Day 5 Shetland south – Sumburgh	85.7	1760	11.4
Day 6 Shetland west	83.5	1830	9.8
Day 7 Northmavine	96.1	1916	11.3
Day 8 Unst	70.9	1427	10.4
Day 9 West Yell-Lerwick	60.6	1035	10.8
Day 10 Kirkwall-Scrabster (not Hoy)	22.1	269
Day 11 Thurso-Durness	77.6	1447	11
Day 12 Durness, Cape Wrath, Scourie	68.1	1495	8.9
Day 13 Scourie-Achininver	73.4	1902	9.1
Day 14 to Ullapool	26.7	465	10.5
Day 15 24/7 Euston-home	12.5	15	12.4
Total	947.7	17218
Averages		1463	10.8

(Average ascent is calculated only for the full day rides)

Last year's figures are here.

Maps to follow ...