Catch me if you can

Follow the sun from east to west – or try to get ahead

You can find out more about all of the various events at chasethesun.org. This route – Chase the Sun UK South – starts from the beach at Sheppey in the Thames Estuary and heads east. Pass through Rochester and wave at the castle before crossing the Medway and making your way across Kent, passing through Bromley along the way. The route bisects south London, passing Richmond Park, and takes in Bradley Wiggins’ 2012 Olympic time-trial route before continuing through Chertsey towards the West Country. Skirt south of Newbury, passing through the Vale of Pewsey and tackling the Mendip Hills to warm up for the biggest challenge of the day: the climb up Cheddar Gorge. From there you’re racing southwest to Blackford and then west again to the finish in Burnham-on-sea.