The #girodilento250 festive family challenge is back for 2013!
Last year I held the first #girodilento250 (http://girodilento.com/the-girodilento-festive-family-250km/) – a festive riding challenge for people, with lives, families and people they want and need to spend quality time with between December 24th and 31st. I had always liked the idea of the Festive 500 that Rapha and Strava hold each winter but as someone with […]
A stormy end to the #girodilento250 2012
New Years Eve saw pretty dreadful weather here. 25mph and gusting higher winds along with heavy rain but I had 60kms still to do, so I kitted up in my rain jacket, wet weather riding clothing and headed tentatively out on the road. In fairness it wasn’t actually raining when I left – it was […]
My #girodilento250 ride three – tired and flying on caffeine energy drinks!
After a few days of family focussed time including heading up to the midlands to visit my in-laws, the weather broke and I got out to ride my “usual” 70km loop this morning. I’d had several late nights in a row and last night my lovely 2 yr old niece stayed over at her grandparents […]
My girodilento family festive 250 ride two #girodilento250 with Stoemper Bikes
Yesterday (Boxing Day), I rode for the second time during the #girodilento250 – this time with a special guest, David from Stoemper Bikes. I choose a scenic variation on one of my regular training rides, taking us a bit further south than normal. The extra loop also put in 3 punchy extra climbs of which, […]
The girodilento festive family 250 day one #girodilento250
Today’s day one of the #girodilento250 and like many of you taking part, I got out to get some miles ticked off. It’s nice to start the challenge positively with a good tally so that hopefully I won’t be chasing too much towards the end. Time and family etc will tell. My friend Damien and […]