Dec 9, 2021 | Cycling, End to End, Lands End to John O'Groats, LEJOG, Road Bikes, Road Cycling
A new addition to my library “End To End” by Paul Jones. The Land End to John O’Groats Cycling Record – A Tale of Obsession and Happiness. From the cover: The End to End is the longest place-to-place cycling record in Britain. It is a daunting 842 miles and for the...
Nov 21, 2021 | Cycling, Ride London, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Sportive
An all new Ride London is back…! The world’s greatest festival of cycling returns on Sunday 29 May 2022, with a new format, exciting new routes and a new partnership with Essex County Council. The first 10,000 UK general entry places for 2022 RideLondon-Essex 100 have...
Oct 19, 2021 | Cycling, Mark Cavendish, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Sportive, Tour de France
As we come to the end of another cycling year, here in the Northern Hemisphere, the only thing you can say is that it has been an odd sort of a year. Better than 2020, but nowhere near a full calendar of events. Many of the iconic Events and Races were cancelled,...
Oct 10, 2019 | Cold Weather, Hydration, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Water
October has rolled around again, and here in the UK, we are having one of those ‘early winter’ freezing weeks. The wind in coming down from the Arctic, and to say that it is ‘cold’ is an understatement. I accept that we don’t have anything like the winters in Canada...
Aug 14, 2019 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
Another book turned up for my July Birthday…”Magic Spanner – The world of cycling according to Carlton Kirby”. Carlton Kirby has been a cycling commentator for nearly 30 years. He works for Eurosport and has commentated on the Tour de France for as long as I can...
Feb 2, 2019 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Racing
I love a good book, especially thrillers / detective stories. I also enjoy a good cycling book. This year, I found two ‘Good Reads’ under the Christmas Tree (Dec 2018), both by the acclaimed author William Fotheringham. The first was “Merckx: Half Man, Half...
