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Like many who try to get fit and lose weight… I fell off the wagon slightly. Last year went so well – I lost nearly two stone, completed a 130+ mile bike ride in one day, did a charity ride of a marathon a day for a month. Epic! But… then I took a break… […]

Today was my first long ride out on the new bike. After making it up and over a pretty nasty hill (Saintbury Hill), I’m definitely feeling better about the upcoming pain-filled 130 mile ride in May, even if it is still a daunting challenge.   Saintbury Hill:   Ride Details Distance: 69.24 miles Duration: 4:24:50 […]

Whoever said cycling would save money in the long term was wrong and whoever said cycling wasn’t expensive was VERY wrong! Last week it was a new bike and this week it’s the few bits and bobs I need to actually use the new bike. Anyway, on to Wiggle with the credit card for… LifeLine […]

It’s been a year since I started cycling and, with the colder months coming to an end, it’s time to retire the old second-hand Claud Butler Roubaix to Winter and get a new Summer bike. After getting advice from various fellow cycling enthusiasts and looking at different models, I went with my uncle’s suggestions and […]

As I mentioned in my last post – I’m riding my bike on an epic ride for Aquarius on 26th May 2019 – the CFC sportive which is 130 miles long and includes 7,363 feet of climbing. This will be the longest and highest ride I’ve ever attempted and the training alone will be a […]

Last year I started cycling, got a little fitter and completed my first sportive. Then, at the end of the year, I did my first charity fundraising event and rode a marathon for every working day in October for Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice – a total of 605 miles in a month.     The […]