The National Hill Climb Championship
With this years event on Winnats Pass less than two weeks away I thought I’d write a retrospective of my relationship with the event as...
My bike History
I saw someone else post a blog on their bike history so thought I’d do one of my own, and it got a bit out of hand. I have borrowed and...
Los Machucos, the hardest Grand Tour climb?
This year the Vuelta visited one of its new favoured battle grounds, Los Machucos, a road so ridiculous it will push the riders to the...
MONUMENTAL
At the start of the year Sports Tours international asked me to write a blog on a new trip they were about to launch, a trip that would...
The Struggle
The Struggle Dales. I don’t want to get out of the car. I really don’t want to get out of the car. Sitting outside the headquarters,...
The Colle del Nivolet. My NEW favourite.
Time on my research trips is always short as I aim to keep the budget tight and days away from the family to a minimum. It’s essential I...
Wet and Wild.
There’s something that draws me to the south Pembrokeshire coast, in particular the few metres of tarmac that run parallel to the shore...
A is for Assos
As you may have noticed in my rides and if you follow me on Twitter and Instagram I have been particularly well dressed as of late thanks...
An unbelievable day at the amazing Maratona.
I almost feel guilty writing this, why me, how come I got THIS lucky. Today was the amazing Maratona dles Dolomites. I’d never ridden it...
THE FRED.
The Fred Whitton, the one and only Fred Whitton, the toughest baddest sportive in the land. Some are longer, some gain more altitude but...
