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Family adventures – riding across Europe!

Christopher’s both excited and nervous standing next to his Genesis bike, packed with energy and ready to roll out. I don’t think I’ve seen him this way for some time, it’s clear that we are both really looking forward to this adventure, him for the ride itself and I’m stoked to see how it’s going … Continue reading Family adventures – riding across Europe!

Getting ready for an adventure

To travel down to 2015’s Transcontinental race I took the ferry over to Calais, and whilst the car crowd sit patiently in long lines, the cyclists go straight to the front of the queue, and it was here that I bumped into a couple of really cool groups. Cyclists are generally a friendly bunch, and … Continue reading Getting ready for an adventure

Alpe d’Huez on a Boris Bike! #Huez24hr

Fancy riding up Alpe d’Huez? For any cyclist, or indeed any viewer of Ski Sunday in the early 90’s, that’s a pretty big deal! With just one sentence Lorenzo from Huez* had me! On the 29th – 30th April a Huez team will be embarking on a near (but not completely) impossible journey – renting … Continue reading Alpe d’Huez on a Boris Bike! #Huez24hr

The Sound of (social media) Silence..

40 days without social media. 10 years ago it wouldn’t have even been a thing, but in 2016 it looms like a behemoth on the horizon. As an avid instagrammer, tweeter and erstwhile facebooker, the very idea of switching them all off was something that filled me with dread. But switch them off I did, … Continue reading The Sound of (social media) Silence..

BAM! A bike travel little poem

Surely one of the greatest things about cycling is its ability to move the scenery around you, whether that is commuting or travelling, the world goes by at a pace thats slow enough to enjoy, yet quick enough to travel and explore. Yes you can see more by car, but you run the very real … Continue reading BAM! A bike travel little poem

Transcontinental training. A rough guide…

Over 4000km in just 2 weeks! There’s very little like it on this planet of ours, unlike events like The Race Across America, the Transcontinental is unsupported, meaning that riders have to take care of themselves, exercising self-sufficiency in all things, across 10 different European countries, with 5 different currencies! So how do you prepare? … Continue reading Transcontinental training. A rough guide…