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Flying with a bike.
Flying with a bike It's roughly a month until the Trans Alp, I am currently in the air (well I was on Saturday its now Wednesday!) flying to Spain on a much needed break with my family. However due to the proximity of the Alps race and the brilliant opportunity to...
You can only train as hard as the fuel you put it in
This week a new session was added to my training plan Mark my coach at Velo Coaching added a ‘no hanging around’ ride a 3 hour fast ride, his comments said ‘no hanging around ride’ which I found this amusing I wasn’t aware that I did much hanging around on training...
Scott MTB Marathon – Rhayader, Wales
On Sunday I took on my first Scott marathon of the season. Michelle and I travelled together to Rhayader in mid-Wales on Saturday in the pouring rain hoping that the sun would shine on the race day! The morning brought dry cloudy weather, as we lined up in the mass...
Training so far, wow it’s May!
It is now the middle of May and I honestly don’t know where the time has gone! It feels like only a few weeks ago I was peeling on the layers and charging up light batteries ready for training in the dark. These frosty encounters have set me up well for the summer,...
Gorrick 100 bike race – A test of endurance
On Sunday I went to the Gorrick 100 bike race, a 100km endurance cycling event. I had really been looking forward to this race as I felt it would be a good indicator on where my fitness levels are and how my preparation is going for the Alps. Frustratingly I have had...
The transition from racing XC to endurance races
I started racing cross-country mountain biking four years ago, after being inspired by the Olympics to get out and give it a go. last year I decided to try a new challenge and turned my attention to endurance racing. This is a very different type of riding which is as...
Mud, Sweat, Gears and over training
At the weekend I travelled to Henham in Suffolk for my first cross country race of the season. I have not been feeling great for the last few weeks, my body and mind have felt tired and I have found things have been getting on top of me in all aspects of my life....
Training around Longmoor Ranges and Chapel Common
One of the best things about mountain biking is exploring new places! A few weeks back I went exploring Longmoor and the surrounding area around Liphook in Hampshire. Here is the first short edit from that trip: [youtube...
Fun off-piste and snowboarding jumps
Second video edit form Sestiere. We had great fun off-piste found an amazing lunch stop with a view! Leaving our lunch stop on the Sauze d'oulx side we slid off down to Sestriere carving through the trees. Heading back up the Sestriere side we spotted a great expanse...
Trans Alp – The highs and lows of training
Training for the Trans Alp is going well I have been working on my stamina doing long 5 hour steady rides where the key is working on my fuelling and also keeping a consistent pace. I am working on breaking the 100km in 5 hour barrier which is my goal! There is only...