The reality of achieving the ‘Dream Weight’
One thing no one tells you about weight loss is the bit after the weight loss – how to maintain your dream weight. Honestly, I thought once I’d got to that magic 59 kilos it [...]
Alpine Haute Route
In late July the adventure began, Both had haircuts a bit like Peter Sagan. With bikes on the roof and gear in the boot, They set off to cycle the Alpine Haute Route. Up to [...]
Albi: Gran Fondo World Championship
So the summer filled with adventure was rapidly drawing to a close, but there was one last BIG race to complete, the Gran Fondo World Championships. Safe to say I was nervous. I’d spent a [...]
Gran Fondo San Gottardo – Tougher than your average
You know that feeling when you enter an event and don’t realise how hard it’s going to be? Yup, me too. At 110km and an official ascent of 2,900m it would be easy not to [...]
Girona – pro spotting in the city
Somewhere I’ve wanted to visit for a while now has been Girona in Spain, north of Barcelona. It’s home to more than 180 pro cyclists and has an interesting mix of climbs, quiet lanes and [...]
Tour of Ayrshire – a lesson in echelons
2017 has been jam packed already! One of the first big events was the Tour of Ayrshire, a UCI Gran Fondo World Championship qualifier. So we packed the car and headed to the M6 North. [...]
First Crit Race – ticking my 2017 goals off
So one of my big goals for 2017 was to have a go at road racing, and I finally took the plunge! I picked my race carefully and there was a local 3/4 women’s only [...]
Gran Canaria – shut roads won’t stop us!
As Easter rolled around it was time for our annual training camp, we’ve done Mallorca and Calpe in the past. So time for somewhere new – and Gran Canaria got the thumbs up from everyone. [...]
Christmas in the Sun & 2017 Plans
Normally, Christmas in my family is ALWAYS skiing, for as long as I can remember. But the last few years, the weather hasn't been in our favour and there's been no snow! So this Christmas [...]
My First Cyclocross Race
For my 30th birthday, my brilliant husband treated me to a cyclocross bike. I've been wanting a go at this for quite a long time, but has such a high entry cost (an entire new [...]