June TCR Prep
1,230 kilometres, and 13,350 metres of climbing. A 300km loop from Brighton to Whitstable and back again. A couple of 200km rides to and from Mountain Mayhem, plus a lap […]
Five Sevenths
Half way up the hill out of town I spot a bench nestled under some trees. Shade, at last. I pull over, lean my bike against one end of the […]
May TCR Prep
1400km, 14,995m climbing. Started the month with the ridiculous Doorstep Epic Plus then three days later had a proper bonk on the ride home from work. Decided I needed a […]
April TCR Prep
1,570km, 16,300 metres of climbing The month started with the Reilly Cycleworks TCR frameset being built up into a complete bike by Rule 5 Bikes. A few days later I […]
March TCR Prep
1090 kilometres, 12,200 metres of climbing Fast long road commutes & cyclocross squiggles across the South Downs. A lot of ‘the long way home’. A day tilting at windmills with […]
February TCR Prep
1030km. 12000 metres of climbing. Started with a rest week and a pilates class. An aborted 200km audax in the snow. Some longer and faster road commutes. Some indirect wiggling […]
Winter Wonderland
We can’t feel our fingers or toes but we are surrounded by the whiteness of an overwhelming silence. Mist and snow have muted the woodland around us. Last night messages […]
January TCR Prep
940 kilometres, 10,000 metres of climbing. Some CX commuting and a weekly swim. A recovery spin along the coast to go to some art galleries. Two road rides where I […]
Here to There to Here
“Spoke to Andrew at TiC who wants to know when we’re going up to say hello?” Within a few minutes we’ve planned to ride to Cambridge and back in a […]
