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We’ve all been there, sick on the couch mid training block, with a big race just a few weeks away. Our instinct as athletes is to panic train once we’re feeling well enough to get [...]

CONQUER THE CLIMBS AND YOUR CONFIDENCE! Climbing doesn’t have to fill you with dread! We’ve all been there, being defeated by a climb can make our confidence feel super low. But there’s some easy ways [...]

Ever wondered what goes into training and racing a stage race? How much food do you eat? Or just WHY?!  The journey to the start of The 4 Stage Mountain Bike Race Lanzarote began 3 [...]

For me, cyclocross started as a way to keep fit in the off-season for Time Trialling and road racing – I had no idea of the journey it would take me on! My first race [...]

Cover picture courtesy of JT SPORTS MEDIA Wow what a season! I took a massive step up this year racing both at a Regional and the National level, and have learnt A LOT! The start [...]

After an exciting winter with getting a taste for cyclocross and finally purchasing a lovely time trial bike, I was ready to put the big plans of BAR and SpoCo series into action! But life [...]

Marginal but Memorable During this winter I had my first go at on-road bikepacking and I really wasn’t sold by it. It could have been the rubbish weather or the lack of café stops. But [...]

After a good year or two with no saddle discomfort and my beloved Fabric Scoop saddles, over the winter I’d begun to get sore more and more frequently. I’m stubborn so I refused to think [...]

Alongside cyclocross to get me through the winter, I’d entered Strade Bianche, an unofficial classic race. It had weighed on my mind once Christmas was done, all my usual worries – steepness, distance, basically everything. [...]

I’d wanted to have a go at cyclocross after a tough winter of slogging it out on the road trying to keep fit, dodge traffic and general boredom. But it’s got such a high barrier [...]