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Category: 2020

2020 Numbers, 2021 plans

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

I haven’t paid any attention to Strava or VeloViewer over the last six months only to occasionally update my rides after a bulk upload saved on my Garmin. I knew … Continue reading 2020 Numbers, 2021 plans →

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Fail

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

So let’s just get this done. My name is Paul and I FAILed my 2020 Resolution Ride Challenge. At the back end of last year fellow blogger tempocyclist came up … Continue reading Fail →

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Resolution Ride 9 of 12

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

This should have been Ride #10 and the second of the month to get back on track with my Resolution Rides but last Monday 20km into my ride and my … Continue reading Resolution Ride 9 of 12 →

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Babbacombe Day 3

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

I woke up like a coiled spring again but a hot bath and an extended stretch before and after breakfast sorted that. I left at almost 11am on the dot, … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 3 →

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Babbacombe Day 2

Posted on September 10, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

I woke this morning quite woozy.  Broken sleep due to a different bed and the room being too hot meant I was up a few times in the night. I … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 2 →

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Babbacombe Day 1

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

The Prologue Before I even started my little foray down to Torquay today, I had to do a days work. So at 7.45am I left the house, bike fully loaded. … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 1 →

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Rack, bags and how much rubber?

Posted on September 6, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

Last Tuesday I did a ride to work across Brum with my bikepacking rear bag. A kind of dress rehearsal for this week’s ride to Torquay. Its the first time … Continue reading Rack, bags and how much rubber? →

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Resolution Ride 6 of 12

Posted on August 24, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

The astute of you will realise that Ride #6 of my 100km ride a month challenge I called my Resolution Rides should have been done two months ago in June. … Continue reading Resolution Ride 6 of 12 →

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Babbacombe on down

Posted on August 23, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

Accommodation booked. Routed sorted. My 3 day amble down to Babbacombe in 3 weeks is on. After spending a bit of time on the routes, my favourite bit of this … Continue reading Babbacombe on down →

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Down to the Downs

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Paul van der Girdleschberger

Finally I get to do a bit of touring on my bike this year. I’d planned a mini 3 day tour to Radnorshire in April but COVID killed that idea … Continue reading Down to the Downs →

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