December 31, 2017
Done and Dusted
The year closes i can hear the sound of the fireworks as 2017 is now done and dusted. The riding has been probably the best I have done with events such as Battle On The Beach, Dirty Reiver, 10UnderTheBen, Rumble In The Jungle, True Grit,...
December 13, 2017
From Japan to Amsterdam
A message from Albert was all it took and I was on the first available flight to Amsterdam from Manchester. Albert and his daughter were visiting from Japan for his Dad’s 80th Birthday so it would be a great way to catch up and chat...
October 24, 2017
Ball Busting Beastly Breamish Behemoth….
Twenty Five miles in and the climb to Windy Gyle had brought my riding companion to his knees. The forty two mile event was taking its toll on most of the riders and the mighty Breamish Behemoth was definitely the toughest ‘mile for mile’ ride...
October 14, 2017
And the silence came #TourDeBenNevis2017
And the silence came #TourDeBenNevis2017 “It seems like rain” were the words echoing in my ears all day. My Norwegian friend had come for a weekend away to Scotland racing the Tour De Ben Nevis. The forecast looked pretty horrendous - rain all day Saturday but...
August 21, 2017
The Capital Trail with a ‘small c’
“3 Men And A Lady Ride The Capital Trail!!!! I was on my own as the light started to fade and the fabulous purple hues of the Ling Scottish Heather was a sight to be seen. I didn’t care that I was solo, it’s the way...
August 3, 2017
Manx Meltdown
Even at St. Lukes Church nobody heard my prayers…… The climb out of Laxey and my legs feel heavy, sure enough as I look down at the back wheel I have a full wobble and realise that I have broken a spoke not to mention my...
July 17, 2017
The Cheviot Weekender
The Cheviot Weekender Windy Gyle, Border Ridge and Clennell Street are just some names that those who have ridden around the Cheviots will be familiar with. The Cheviot Weekender would be a social affair hosted by Rich Rothwell from cyclinggeneration.com who recently created his own business on...
June 29, 2017
Yorkshire True Grit #SingleSpeedStyle
'If there was a Podium place for the Singlespeed category then I was 3rd' :-) A week on from my adventure stage race in Sri Lanka and I was now in a small village in North Yorkshire called Boltby at High Paradise Farm. To my pleasant...