I decided in the week it was time to do a ‘big ride’ and speaking with my old pal Alwyn Jones we picked the ‘Big G’ sportive route to do on top of our cycle over there (Alwyn had done this route a couple of times already).
If you train with a GPS then you will no doubt be aware of Strava and the way it has quite simply changing the way we cycle. sträva is a Swedish word meaning to “strive for” or “aspire to” The simplicity of being able to upload/record your rides and then compare against your friends and … [Read more…]
While working in Cumbria recently I decided to have a go at the infamous Hardknott & Wrynose pass on the bike. I have done them both a good few years ago from the East, however never from the West! It was also a good opportunity to do a recce in preparation for the fast approaching … [Read more…]
I decided to have a go at the Barton Wheelers CC club 10 after a disappointing first show the previous week on the club 15! I had put that poor performance down to not having been on my time trial bike in nearly three years!
I had been looking forward to having another crack at the Paul Kirk 100 as I hadn’t done it for a couple of years. Matt Porter has really taken the event forward since we originally conceived the route back in 2009. This year saw the event located from Brigg Town Football Club and was a lot … [Read more…]
I don’t think I have ever trained so hard over a Christmas period and this year seemed to be one icy morning after the next!! Me and Derrick Kent decided to do a big one and meet at Lidl just after 7am. Derrick was riding in from Hibaldstow and being in winter we both needed lights … [Read more…]
The Rapha 500 Challenge (500km between the 24th & 31st December 2014) has been around since 2010 and this year seemed to have me obsessed with completing! The weather seemed intent on saying otherwise with what seemed like a continual procession of icy mornings! This seemed to spur me on even more and I found myself studying … [Read more…]
I decided to organise a BDCC weekend away in the Peaks and get out to some of my old stomping ground back in the day when I lived in Buxton.
My son who is five years old loves to ride his BMX and after taking him to the recent Midlands BMX Champs at Balby Carr, Doncaster decided to see if there were any tracks local to us for him to go and have a go on! After speaking to a few people in the know, I … [Read more…]