Cycling Blog

I’m at Southampton airport sitting on a FlyBe Dash 8, waiting to take off for Edinburgh on my first of...

Four very different rides this week Ride 1 - Go like Billy (R) ow Pleasant weather and I found myself...

Ride 1 - Watershed moment I set out with no real plan in mind, except to ride some local roads...

A big week with the Etape Caledonia on Sunday, the first proper test of the year. And right on cue...

Ride 1 - Riding in a winter wonderland Snow. Snow? It’s nearly May. Yes, but does it know that? The...

Summer might be here. Or is that just wishful thinking? Ride 1 – Folly Top in the sunshine Bright sunshine hitting...

Two rides this week, but one hardly counts, because I cut it short in a hailstorm of mythic proportion not...

Before you say it, I'm not superstitious. Even after this week! Ride 1 - Not such a blissful afternoon Using...

Longer days and longer rides. This week included my longest ride of the year so far and my biggest weekly...

Well...  the book, at least! I've finished my book and I'm working with some people to get it published. The...

It's getting to that time of year when I'm not sure what to wear out on a ride. The difference...

Five whole days without riding left me with a big weekend gig and luckily the weather was unseasonably fabulous. Ride...

The days are definitely getting longer, but still too cold to ride early mornings and not yet enough light to...

To wear, or not to wear [a helmet] that is the question: Well, it’s not a question that's ever exercised...

The end of February, week eight already! Two rides planned, then another squeezed in on Sunday, because it looked nice...

I was away working in the first part of the week, so it was Thursday before I could get out...

The week started with the 8th of February. That was significant only because it's three months until the Etape Caledonia,...

I spent the weekend and the first few days of this week suffering with stomach cramps. By Wednesday I was...

Gale force winds left only one day that I could ride on this week, so I made the most of...

A few days working away and changeable weather predicted this week, so I wanted to get some miles on the...