Reflections on 2013
It’s a wet windy New Year’s Eve as I write this. Unusually when I said to my 6 yr old daughter that I was thinking of going out and getting my last mileage for the year done, she asked that I stay home and not go out riding. So here I am, a blog post […]
The Tour of Flanders (Sportive) from the gutter
A beginner’s tale of riding Flanders for the first time. I knew riding the 133km Ronde van Vlanderen over Easter 2013 was going to be a big challenge from the first moment the idea took hold. The decision was made months before and our places were booked from January. By my standards I rode a […]
Flanders training – time’s up…
It’s now just over a week until I ride the Flanders Sportive for the first time with Dave Arthur of Road.cc and David Alvarez of Stoemper Bikes. By my standards, I’ve been putting in a big effort. So far this year, I’ve ridden over 1500km, something I’ve never achieved before by this time. My lowest […]