<scp>LEJOG</scp> or <scp>JOGLE</scp> ? A climatological analysis of wind conditions for end‐to‐end cycling in Great Britain

Abstract Cyclists attempting the end‐to‐end route between Land’s End and John o’Groats (LEJOG) are often advised to travel north, under the assumption of favourable southwesterly winds. However, route orientation and seasonally variable wind patterns complicate this expectation. Through a climatological analysis of near‐surface winds along the route, this study shows winds favouring LEJOG occur more often than those favouring the reverse (JOGLE) across all seasons, with asymmetry increasing for winds above 5ms −1 . Winter provided the greatest likelihood of strong tailwinds for LEJOG, while summer minimised strong headwinds. Spring exhibited the weakest directional asymmetry overall, providing the least disadvantageous conditions for JOGLE.