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The Spring Fling 2025

Posted on March 23, 2025March 23, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

After what feels like a long, cold winter recovering from a back injury and some miserable, cold weather it was great to finally ride an event again yesterday and test … Continue reading The Spring Fling 2025 →

Back to Wales

Posted on March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

Now my back is better I’ve been able to look into booking my usual annual week away cycling somewhere in the UK this June. Last year I tied in the … Continue reading Back to Wales →

Full Power

Posted on March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

For me, today marked the final phase of my recovery from my back injury. Over the last few weeks I’ve set myself some small, achievable targets to convince myself I’m … Continue reading Full Power →

Ton Up

Posted on February 27, 2025February 27, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

Today I finally achieved my situp goal of 100 situps which, to me, means I’ve effectively fully recovered from by back injury last November. Progress has been good. I didn’t … Continue reading Ton Up →

No more Eurosport? How to watch Het Nieuwsblad this weekend

Posted on February 25, 2025February 27, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

All UK cycling fans now know that as of Feb 28, all Eurosport cycling coverage we have all enjoyed for a reasonable £6.99 a month via Discovery+ or included via … Continue reading No more Eurosport? How to watch Het Nieuwsblad this weekend →

Avatar Envy

Posted on February 20, 2025February 20, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

I’ve spent quite a bit of time on MyWhoosh recently and all that riding indoors had generated a healthy sum of virtual coins to spend. The app grants you ‘money’ … Continue reading Avatar Envy →

Mind Games

Posted on February 17, 2025February 17, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

The road back to recovery from my back injury continues at pace. Due to the recent cold snap, most of my riding has been indoors on MyWhoosh but I did … Continue reading Mind Games →

Getting stronger!

Posted on February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

December seems like a long time ago now (technically last year lol) but during that month, at times, I genuinely thought my bike riding days were either over or would … Continue reading Getting stronger! →

Angels & Demons

Posted on January 31, 2025January 31, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

I rode my bike today in what I hope is the first pedal on a road back to fitness and full recovery. Having so much time off the bike (2 … Continue reading Angels & Demons →

Rocky Montage

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

Thank fuck, it’s nearly time to throw my leg over a bike. My back is nearly fixed and (I hope) I can start riding indoors again this weekend. I feel … Continue reading Rocky Montage →