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Ride London 2014
Ride London 2014 - the most fun I've ever had in the rain! On Friday Martyn and I headed off to London ready for the Ride 100 on Sunday.The weather was not looking promising, with thunderstorms and gusty winds forecast due to tropical storm Bertha. We packed for rain,...
Mud Sweat and Gears Round Six
On Saturday I travelled to my parents in Suffolk, ready to take part in round six of the Mud Sweat and Gears series. The alarm went off at 6.20 on Sunday morning and the pre race routine kicked in, oats for breakfast, packing the car, checking I had enough gels and...
Riding around the Isle Of Wight
At the weekend we set off in a mini adventure, to cycle around the Isle of Wight. Armed with our road bikes, energy drinks and Bounce Balls we set off from Shanklin and headed towards Ryde heading North East along the coastal path. This part of the Island is the most...
Barcelona by bike a mini adventure
Last weekend sitting in the UK with the proposal of a wet weekend in Wales we scanned the internet to look for a better option. That option came in a three day adventure to Barcelona one of the top beach and city break locations according to Time Out Magazine, so of...
British XC Series Round 4 Sherwood Pines
On Saturday I travelled with Jenny from Mountain Tracks to round four of the National series at Sherwood Pines in Nottingham. During the day Saturday I ran a cycling event at Surrey Sports Park which incorporated mountain bike coaching, GoRide races and an event...
USN Protein, Nuts & Seeds
This week my mission is to cover 100 miles so far in the last two days I have covered 55miles so well on my way to achieving my goal as its only Wednesday! Yesterday I decided to go on a hilly 25 mile ride. The weather was hot so I used an electrolyte drink and a...
Swinley Forest
Swinley is one of the top spots for riding in the South. Swinley Forest stretches from Bracknell in the north to Bagshot in the south. A great location close to London, with good road links, making Swinley an ideal place for a blast on your bike after a hard days...
British National XC Series Round Three Margam Park
On Saturday I travelled to Margam Park in Wales to race the next round of the National series. It was a long drive, but when I finally reached Wales the weather was great and although the nerves were bubbling away I felt positive about the weekend ahead. I met up with...
Southern XC Series, Round 5, QECP
Today I raced at the Southern cross country series round five at QE Park. Racing so close to home was great! The alarm went off at 07.00 which was still early for a Sunday but no way near as bad as the usual 5.30 starts on a race day. The race start was at Head Down...
Summer Essentials
As a mountain biker you wait all year in anticipation for that day when it's not dark by the time you get back from work, you spend more time on your bike than hosing it and your self down and getting lost finding trails becomes fun and not a race to get back home...