1. Chris Adams - thinks "there's no harm in putting my name down at this stage.." Little does he know...

2. Paul Adams - thinks "it sounds like a fantastic and original event"

3. Rob Baldock - may have to re-arrange a trip to South America.

4. Chris Beattie - "because it sounds absurd and impossible. I'm in." Spot on.

5. Matt Dearden - is excited that "this can be the first year the Marmotte is a training event for something else."

6. William Farara - seems to have been volunteered by Nick Mansley - "Will, you sort of indicated you were up for it last week..."

7. Paul Fearn - "because hills and people should never be seen...without a cycle in between"

8. Heather Flaherty - is coming over from Iowa to take part 

9. Jonathan Gardner - wants to do this ride because: "I love cycling, I love night cycling, I love the Western Highlands, I love Skye, and I love crazy ultra-distance events" - sounds perfect then...

10. Stephanie Griffiths - says "I'm not sure I've felt enough pain in my life yet!"

11. Chris Grundberg - wants to prove Ross wrong.

12. Tim Harris - " it appears to be a suitably ludicrous escapade..."

13. James Hector - "because Paul (Adams) and Jon (Sharp) have asked me to cycle with them"

14. James Kightley - "because chicks dig scars"

15. Matthew Lama - "because I feel that in this day and age most men define themselves by what their job is. I find this is unacceptable, and this will be my stand against that stereotype. (I also quite like riding my bike)."

16. Ross Lovell - thinks Chris will probably fall off at some point on the way round and wants to be there to laugh.

17. Hugo Mallinson - doesn't yet have a bike..

18. Nick Mansley - "such a lovely route and such a stupid idea - got to do it"

19. Paul McGreal - because "I can't let you guys away with something that audacious and ridiculous without being involved. So wrong, it's right!"

20. Laura Massey - "I can't let Emily be more manly than me - again!"

21. Martyn Peggie - "why? cause I need to do more epic sh*t"

22. Andy Shannon - is thinking of it as "a return to the Motherland". The pipes are calling. Or something.

23. Jon Sharp - has been entered by Paul Adams.. 

24. Simon Smith - will be along for the ride because "it would be rude not to. Plus to keep Heather company."