the man from icon

A special kind of cold and damp, and then a […]

Tour of Flanders Weekender Day 1 – The Accidental 100km Recce Ride

“How far is the Muur?” “About 8km” “Cool, let’s go!” […]

March Commuting

Daylight at both ends of the day again and the mileage is getting increased. Started to chuck in a couple of swims a week to strengthen core and arms for […]

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The Three County And Three Cathedral Randonnee

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The Reliable

It’s Wednesday lunchtime and I’m strolling to the Post Office with an envelope full of brevet cards and receipts. It seems a bit anachronistic in these days of gps recording […]

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February commuting

more daylight and a few more rides.

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The Return of Mad Jack

Mad Jack’s – John Seviour Memorial Audax Last year Mad Jack’s event was supposed to be my first ever audax. It didn’t quite go to plan. This year’s attempt looked […]

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London X League team champs

Wrapping up warm, and packing a saddlebag with a bigger coat, a bobble hat, a cow bell, and a flask of hot whisky mac I headed north into a relentless […]

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January commuting

Never the easiest month, dark, cold, and quite often wet. Managed to squeeze in a few bike commutes, but mainly read books on the bus. Noticeably lighter again early […]

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Last weekend my friends Andy and Tim at Velo Bagarreur put on the penultimate round of the London X League. There’s a full set of photos over on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/themanfromicon/sets/72157648172963623/ […]

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The Lanes – Bo Peep Bostal

You won’t find yourself here by accident, you seek this place out. Maybe when you set off from home you didn’t plan to come here but somewhere along the way […]

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The Lanes – Along the Cuckmere Valley

It has three names – Litlington Road, Chapel Hill and The Street (either side of Chapel Hill) – but is one continuous strip of tarmac. Running along the Cuckmere River […]

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The Lanes – Spithandle Lane

On a late summers evening I’ve chased my shadow home along here. In the depths of winter I’ve entered one end of the lane in drizzle with a bunch of […]

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The Lanes – New Bridge Road

Within the Hundred of Pevensey Lowey within in the Rape of Pevensey, and containing yet smaller divisions – Horse Eye Level, Down Level, Manxey Level, Whelpley Level, Hooe Level – […]

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The Lanes – Spronketts Lane

This is less about a single lane than a network of lanes that transport you from the chalk downland hills to the clay lands of the weald, quiet narrow lanes […]

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the man from icon

Tour of Flanders Weekender Day 3 – Jorge the Rally Driver

Tour of Flanders Weekender Day 2 – Ping!

Tour of Flanders Weekender Day 1 – The Accidental 100km Recce Ride

March Commuting

The Three County And Three Cathedral Randonnee

The Reliable

February commuting

The Return of Mad Jack

London X League team champs

January commuting

Sumners Ponds Cyclocross

The Lanes – Bo Peep Bostal

The Lanes – Along the Cuckmere Valley

The Lanes – Spithandle Lane

The Lanes – New Bridge Road

The Lanes – Spronketts Lane