Category: Road
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Across Wales And Back In A Weekend – pt3
The Aftermath… A look into what it actually feels like having ridden 379 miles over nearly 9,000 meters of elevation 2 days? The mental and physical ups and downs as you recover. This is the third and final part of the Bryan Chapman Memorial ride.
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Across Wales And Back In A Weekend – pt2
The Grands Depart. The second of a three part Bryan Champan Memorial ride report. This covers the ride itself. From leaving Chepstow at the break of dawn to the return, some 40 hours later…
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Across Wales & Back In A Weekend – pt1
It was a glossy promo video that hooked me. Hard-men and hard women on beautiful artisan racing bicycles powering through the rugged Welsh countryside, suffering horrendously in adverse conditions, whilst looking suitably pained and weathered. Could I do this? Could I ride Wales South to North and back again within a 40-hour window? I so…
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Popping Out For Some Crisp Sea Air
The plan was to go to bed by 9pm. Plans are meant to be broken, right? Well, this time I was determined to prep the bike and make sure all my stuff was ready for a fast, I mean with absolutely no faffing, get-away. The car was ready for collection from the garage where I’d…
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A Loop Of The UK’s Côte d’Azur
There’s a feeling that’s hard to pin down when you go for a relaxed ride along the beach on a balmy summer evening. It’s kind of magical and serene…
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The Awesome “Moonrakers & Sunseekers” 2021: Audax UK
I’m late to the review party for the 2021 event, but having had such a great time, and the event being so well organised by Will and his crew, I feel bound to tell the story…
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My Fourth Dunwich Dynamo Double – The Suffering
Tales of a magical, glittery, ultra endurance, midsummer night ride, to greet the rising sun at the Norfolk coast, during the hottest day on record.
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My Backstory
As a teen, I joined a cycling club and started racing. Of course, I gave “all that nonsense” up the moment “rock ‘n’ roll” beckoned. There followed a long gap in time and a massive hit to my weight and fitness. Then, more than 10 years ago, inspired by my nephew asking me to help…