Link to this page is : http://tinyurl.com/whereswig
Here’s the route and timings from the ride two years ago:
The final tracked route for the sponsored bike ride can be seen below (from 2011).
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On Friday, 12th July I’ll be cycling from Buxton to Derby in aid of Dogs for the Disabled. It’s a 45 mile scenic route and, as can be seen from a map, is all down hill (I’m sure that’s right…..). Please, please, please sponsor me www.justgiving.com/2013UoDBuxtonDerbyBikeRide (it’s a group page, so be sure to name me in the message!)
This year, I’m going to attempt to track my position in almost real time (battery permitting….the map below should show this).
I start my bike ride at 10.30 on Friday, 12th July 2013….
The map below won’t auto-refresh….refresh the page (see links above map) to see where I’ve got to…
..or, you can view me in Google Earth which can be set to auto-refresh. Copy the link below:
Right Click and Copy Link (don’t download me!)and then view the instructions here to keep a track of me in real-time 🙂
To update the map below, click here for satellite, or here for terrain, or here for roads!
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FAQ
I was wondering how often my phone will update its location. If you’re interested, too, then this is the information I found from here:
The background location update frequency isn’t a fixed amount of time. The update frequency is determined by several factors such as how much battery life your phone has, if you are moving or how fast you are moving. Background updating will only use cell ID or Wi-Fi location detection depending on your device. GPS will not be used in the background to preserve battery life.
However, I ended up using an app called Latify in the end (http://latifymobile.com/) which is excellent for controlling, recording and exporting your latitude location data.
Here’s the route and timings from the ride two years ago:
The final tracked route for the sponsored bike ride can be seen below (from 2011).
[iframe width=”100%” height=”800″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fwww.brucewiggins.co.uk%2Fwhereswig2.kml&aq=&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=7.439154,19.753418&ie=UTF8&ll=53.073886,-1.71884&spn=0.374463,0.442308&output=embed”]
View Buxton to Derby Bike Ride in a larger map