The dream of a sub-seven hour Marmotte.
When I first entered at the Marmotte back in 2006 the word ‘sportive’ had yet to enter the lexicon of the British cyclist. Back then we...
Alpe d’Huez “Vieil Alpe” PB attempt 2017
Following on from my previous blog I arrived at Alpe d’Huez last week to take part in the infamous Marmotte (175km of toil over four...
My annual pilgrimage to Alpe d’Huez
Before I head of to Alpe d’Huez at the end of the week to ride the Marmotte, here’s a column I wrote for Cycling Active last year about...
Vintage bike heaven
I’ve just come back from spending the weekend at the awesome Eroica Britannia cycling festival. Three days of vintage bikes, music, food,...
Stop destroying our roads
Look at the two road coverings below, both have appeared on my local lanes over the previous weeks and both applied by the same council....
The stop over
Once a year I like to drive the family down to Italy for a week of pizza, frescos and hopefully sun, not fly, drive. Yes it is a long...
I am not a cyclist, I am a human being.
When I dress in lycra and ride my bike, am I no longer human? Do I no longer matter? Am I now just an inconvenience? Am I now JUST A...
The excitement builds
Who in their right mind would stand on an exposed hill, in biting wind, in thin Lycra, for over three hours. A cycling fan, that’s who....
"Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Belgium anymore."
You’re right Dorothy, these are proper cobbles, these are Yorkshire cobbles, and at last we’re going to see some included on the route of...
Revisiting an old adversary, Pea Royd Lane.
Having Ridden all the climbs from my first book well before the birth of Strava, and now I’ve released my App, I’m keen revisit them so I...
