In the summer of 2015 a small group of cyclists set off from Anglesey in North Wales for a 64 day journey, circumnavigating the coastline of Great Britain. At the start of July the cyclists began their epic journey cycling the entire coastline of Wales, Scotland and England before finally arriving back at their starting point seven weeks later. I was employed as photographer & social media manager, and in addition to capturing daily images of the riders I also documented the coastline and countryside as we travelled around. Over the course of the 6,700 kilometre journey I took over 20,000 photographs. Click through the first slideshow below for a look at some of the sights we saw along the way:
In addition to the cycling element the Countrywide Great Tour was also a celebration of the beautiful and varied coastline of England, Scotland and Wales. With the cyclists always riding in sight, sound and smell of the sea we got to witness the beauty of Great Britain during the summertime.
I wrote a previous blog on the Countrywide Great Tour of 2015 with a selection of cycling photos which can be viewed here. In addition I posted a photo everyday to my Flickr account, which can be viewed here: CGT2015 Flickr Album. Here are some more images from our trip around the coastline of Great Britain, click through the second slideshow below:
The Countrywide Great Tour was an amazing experience and I recommend anyone to get involved in 2018 when the Great Tour is returning. More of my images from the Countrywide Great Tour can be viewed on my website, my Facebook and my Flickr account. If you are interested in purchasing any prints, using an image online or would like further information please send me an email at: geraintrowlandphotography@gmail.com.