Category Archives: Riding
Strava Anonymous
Welcome to Strava Anonymous – it’s been 24 hours since my last segment. OK so what am I prattling on about – well if you haven’t tried the new training app Strava then let me enlighten you. Those with long … Continue reading
Man Up!
Apologies for the lack of blogging – other projects have kept me busy, in addition to me not wanting to bore you all with “groundhog day” tales of using the turbo in my garage. However as the weather has improved … Continue reading
Suffering in the winter
The winter months so far have been fairly mild but one thing I cannot bring myself to do is venture out after work on a dark and cold midweek night. This is where turbo trainers come in to their own, … Continue reading
My first competition
At the beginning of October the cycling club I have been riding with, Harry Middleton CC (see earlier blog about joining a club), organised a club hill climb challenge. This is annual event towards the end of the season had … Continue reading
Lewis Balyckyi Memorial Ride
Most of the sportives I have been on have been in my diary for months meaning a training regime working towards it was worthy of mention. However with regular riding when I saw a number of high profile British cycling … Continue reading
Where did my form go?
For those novices out there I wanted to share with you a confidence knocking moment I had a couple of weeks ago. It made me question whether this cycling lark was really worth it but within a few of days … Continue reading
Cheshire Cat Sportive – my experience
So to my personal experience of the Cheshire Cat, the opening spring sportive. This point was rammed home as due to clocks going forward the night before I climbed out of bed with my alarm clock reading 5:30am asking myself … Continue reading
Why do we cycle?
This is a personal question with unique and equally personal answers. Be it from a fitness thing, just to get from A to B, a tour, to shave a few seconds off a TT, to get muddy in a cyclocross … Continue reading
Climb every mountain!
It’s been a hard winter for me and the bike … well me really! I have not been out since last October, due to a combination of rubbish excuses and the weather. I am a fair weather cyclist and turn … Continue reading
Dedication in 2011
When I was a kid essential weekly viewing was Record Breakers – with Roy Castle and his trumpet with the theme tune “dedication” ringing out. Dedication to get out on the road has been tough so far this year, be … Continue reading