I’m at Southampton airport sitting on a FlyBe Dash 8, waiting to take off for Edinburgh on my first of two trips to Scotland this week. This is a )(excuse me,…
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Four very different rides this week Ride 1 – Go like Billy (R) ow Pleasant weather and I found myself on the bike without really thinking about it. I headed to…
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Ride 1 – Watershed moment I set out with no real plan in mind, except to ride some local roads I hadn’t tackled in a while. So Hamsterley to Wolsingham, I…
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A big week with the Etape Caledonia on Sunday, the first proper test of the year. And right on cue I picked up a virus that left me feeling decisively under…
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Ride 1 – Riding in a winter wonderland Snow. Snow? It’s nearly May. Yes, but does it know that? The weather didn’t look much better for the weekend, so I needed…
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Summer might be here. Or is that just wishful thinking? Ride 1 – Folly Top in the sunshine Bright sunshine hitting the Dales was the perfect opportunity to stop driving the desk…
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Two rides this week, but one hardly counts, because I cut it short in a hailstorm of mythic proportion not even a mile out of the village. So no report for…
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Before you say it, I’m not superstitious. Even after this week! Ride 1 – Not such a blissful afternoon Using the long weekend to head down to my sister’s and perhaps…
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Longer days and longer rides. This week included my longest ride of the year so far and my biggest weekly total too. Ride one – Where ever the wind blows. Then…
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Well… the book, at least! I’ve finished my book and I’m working with some people to get it published. The draft blurb is below. To get your hands on a copy,…