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Wattbike Training
The last two weeks I have been training on a Wattbike, the benefits of using a Wattbike is the pedal efficiency data you can collect. When training on a Wattbike you can see the polar view which is a graph showing you one pedal revolution, the diagram shows you the...
Mud Sweat and Gears Round Seven Langdon Hills
This is where it all began last year as a total beginner i took on Langdon Hills in the National series, a huge shock to the system as i felt i was semi decent on a bike until i sore the speed and power of the other girls and realised some serious training was needed...
Ride London 100, one of the greatest moments of my life.
The alarm went off at 4am and then promptly back onto snooze for the next hour as we stirred and tried to get every inch of rest that we could before what was about to come. At 5am we woke I made our porridge and tea with the hotel room kettle which eating it as we...
Mud, Sweat and Gears Round 5, Secret Nuclear Bunker, Essex
Today was round five of the Mud Sweat and Gears Eastern Series. I had not raced since round four which was a month ago, so I was nervous going in as I felt under pressure to get a good result in order to keep my top three national ranking position. The was however my...
Giant Contact SLR TR Trail Riser Bar and Sole-O lock grips Review
This month I have been reviewing the Contact SLR TR Trail Riser Bar and Sole-O lock grips for Giant. The bar is wider than my previous bar, at 730mm. I was unsure about to start with, as I spend most of my time weaving through tight single-track this extra bit of...
Performance Testing – Vo2 max testing
Last week I had a V02 Max Test (the maximum capacity of an individual's body to transport and use oxygen during incremental exercise, which reflects the physical fitness of the individual) with Surrey Human Performance Institute. I had...
Mud Sweat and gears Round Four Ickworth House
Mud Sweat and gears Round Four Ickworth House On Sunday 16th June, my Dad and I headed to Ickworth house in Bury St Edmunds for the next round of Mud Sweat and Gears mountain bike series I was not feeling in great form after doing very little the previous weeks due to...
Giant Real Rider Liv / Giant breathable women’s specific jacket and the ¾ length lycra pant review
"This month I have been reviewing the Liv / Giant breathable women’s specific jacket and the ¾ length lycra pant. I decided to head to Wales to test out my latest bits of kit from Giant, after all what better place than the side of a mountain to try out functional...
British Cycling MTB Cross Country Hopton
On Saturday Martyn and I travelled down to Hopton Castle, Shropshire so I could compete in round three of the British Cross Country Nationals. I decided to ride the course on the Saturday giving more time to practise. I walked parts of the course whilst Martyn raced...
Mud Sweat and Gears Round Three Thetford Forest
Mud Sweat and Gears Round two On Sunday I traveled to Thetford forest for the third race in the Mud Sweat and Gears series. I was looking forward to this race but felt a little nervous as the course was going to be mainly flat and fast, which doesn’t play to my...