The Peaky Finder 2025
It seems Spring has Sprung. After a week of enjoying fresh but sunny, sometimes warm days the long range forecast improved through the week and Ashbourne was looking good for … Continue reading The Peaky Finder 2025
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The Spring Fling 2025
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
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
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
Babbacombe Day 2
Right. First up, not many photos today because the weather was so bad. It was an eventful day. All bad but I’m warm and tucked up in bed now so … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 2
Babbacombe Day 1
The day finally arrived but I couldn’t leave until after noon as I couldn’t check in to my AirBnB in Dursley until 5pm. I had to keep myself distracted after … Continue reading Babbacombe Day 1
Gravel to Touring
Babbacombe beckons. On Wednesday I begin my three day ride to Torquay so I’ve had to make some mods to my gravel bike so it’s better suited to road touring. … Continue reading Gravel to Touring
Severnth Heaven 2024
It was with a bit of trepidation I got my bike ready on Friday. I wanted to get another couple of rides in this week but other than one 2hr … Continue reading Severnth Heaven 2024
1000km in
Back in May I bought myself a new road bike. A nice and cheap Planet-X Pro Carbon. On paper it was great value. A carbon frame + Shimano 105 12spd … Continue reading 1000km in
Cambrian Mountains Gravel Epic
Yesterday was an early start. I’d set a 5.45am alarm to be away by 6.15am but I was awake just after 5 so I got up a bit earlier which … Continue reading Cambrian Mountains Gravel Epic