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Remember, remember, the fifth of November

Sat on the side of a hill with friends watching the fire lit processions in the town below. Baked potatoes and sausages appear from backpacks and panniers. The air is […]

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South Downs Way Commuting

Making the most of office flexitime and some ridiculously good late October weather

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St Crispin’s Day Night Ride

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Diary of a Novice Randonneur, pt.7 – Tour des Trois Vallees

The sky overhead is crashing and sparking setting off car […]

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I turn left at the bottom of the road…

…and I start to climb and climb and climb. From the river’s edge to meet the rising sun. Out of the shadows, layer upon layer of blue-green hills stretch away […]

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September commuting

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London X League round 2 – Penshurst

Popped over to the off road cycling centre at Penshurst in Kent today to watch the Vets and Womens race in the new ‘cross season. Click on any of […]

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Flying high!

Months ago I posted about acquiring a Singular Peregrine for adventuring. It’s take a good while longer than anticipated to get the thing built, but it was finally finished about […]

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‘cross is here again

It must be autumn, cyclocross is back again! The first race of the new London League season was at Stanmer Park in Brighton yesterday. The sound of cowbells and […]

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Diary of a Novice Randonneur, pt.6 – Not Quite The Spurn Head 400

I am in Hebden Bridge in Yorkshire to ride the […]

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A Half South Downs Way Cyclocross Ride

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Diary of a Novice Randonneur, pt.5 – Straight Outta Hackney

Just a cheeky little 200 to squeeze in before the 400 […]

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Diary of a Novice Randonneur, pt.4 – Fairies Flattest Possible 300

It’s some time between half six and seven a.m. and […]

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A Different Perspective

After a few weeks of standing on corners photographing local races, today I hitched a lift. full set of photos at https://www.flickr.com/photos/themanfromicon/sets/72157645533964992/

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Weekender

Last weekend was the opening of the Art Cities Landscape project in Amiens. As my friend Will Nash has work in this years show, and as he could carry my […]

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24 hour party people

It’s 3.30 on Sunday afternoon and I’m driving east on the M4. Jo is asleep in the passenger seat and I’m hoping there are some services soon. I really really […]

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