September 27, 2016
TourDeBenNotNevis #mtb
“Somewhere over the rainbow dreams really do come true” No, I didn’t Podium but even better there was no ‘Hike a Bike’ The river was too deep, the valley was low and mountains were high (there’s a song in there). Frazer and Spooks who are the captains...
September 19, 2016
Breamish Behemoth #Beast #mtb
Dark skies an enormous moon with a million stars above me. My next fatbike adventure would take me to the small village of Ingram in Northumberland a place I have never been to, but heard so much about through “Rich Rocket Rothwell” #RRR who would also...
September 5, 2016
Yorkshire True Grit #100k #mtb #Gravel #Cross
Some of the best events are right under your nose...
August 1, 2016
Manx100 ‘a short tale’
MANX33 – Perfect conditions not a drop of rain…. "Sometimes it's just the way it is" After my stage race in Sri Lanka I felt great physically and mentally to take on the toughest one day mountain bike race in the UK. Along with over 100 riders...
July 7, 2016
MANX100 31.7.16
My next event will be the Manx100 a mtb endurance race on the Isle Of Man of 100 miles or 100k 16,000 or 10,000 feet. The Fatbike is going to the Manx100 Isle Of Man timed race 16,000 feet of climbing...
June 27, 2016
10UnderTheBen on the Fatbike #SonderVirFortis from #Alpkit
"We rode, we laughed, I fell off, it hurt but most of all we kept smiling" #10UnderTheBen #10UTB #mtb Having just completed rumble in the jungle with yakattack, it was always going to be a tough call travelling up to Fort Bill for #10UnderTheBen and seriously...
June 22, 2016
Blood, Sweat, and Fatbike tears…Rumble In The Jungle a 4-Day Stage Race through Sri Lanka….
Friday 10th June 6.15am Day 1 of 9 The rain lashed down as I made my way to Liverpool airport to pick up my friend Mathew John Mathieson-Nelson, aka Matty, from the Isle of Man. He would be joining me on my next mtb adventure. After...
June 9, 2016
RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE 2016 #RITJ2016
Sri Lanka, San and Sonder Vir Fortis by Alpkit #Fatbike My next adventure takes me to Sri Lanka. I fly out on Friday 10th June with my friend from the Isle Of Man Matty Nelson. Along with 36 other riders we will be fighting the heat,...
May 3, 2016
SelkirkMtb Marathon 75k – Big Climbs and Heart Racing Descents
The monster climbs would leave my mouth dry, but I wouldn’t mind as the heart racing, no brakes required descents would more than make up for the leg busting hills I was about to experience on the Selkirk Mtb Marathon. Two weeks after the Dirty Reiver...