Belgium – the man from icon

Duinencross

Having had barely a handful of hours kip on the ferry the night before last plus the four thirty start for the two hundred plus kilometres from Dieppe to Dunkirk […]

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Omloop van de West-Vlaanderen

“Half term next week so Newhaven ferry fully booked on Friday night and Saturday morning. Saturday night has space but price is higher than usual, 55 quid each return with […]

cycling

2018 – Another Twelve Month Cycle

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Newhaven to Nyhavn

SATURDAY The smell of baking bread wafts through the air as I climb the hill away from the ferry. The streets are still and quiet. Beyond the light pollution stars […]

cycling

I’m Not Sure About This

I’ve had itchy pedals since I got back from the Alps in the summer. After five days of riding across Belgium and France (and a tiny bit of Switzerland) I […]

cycling

Flanders To The Alps: Notes On A Tour [Part 1]

Day 1 – Hastings, UK to Gent, Belgium (216km) Meet […]

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Transcontinental pt.I – Geraardsbergen to CP1

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Scaling Up

I’ve written about mapping out rides before but plotting a route for the Transcontinental is bigger than any previous way finding I’ve needed to do by roughly a factor of […]

cycling

Tour of Flanders Weekender Day 3 – Jorge the Rally Driver

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Tour of Flanders Weekender Day 2 – Ping!

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

cycling

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

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