Ride London
It's taken a while to get my thoughts together of the past few months, so much has changed in my life and in some respects RideLondon got lost along the way. But it was a [...]
Bucket List Day: Maratona Dles Dolomites
The alarm went off early, it was still dark out, but I could hear cars on the road outside and it sounded wet, not a great start, but not a surprise either. After forcing some [...]
A Month of Recovery
After what can only be described as a very busy May, with the Mallorca 312 and the Etape du Dales, I was exhausted but wanted to crack on with preparing for the next big event [...]
My Favourite Place to Cycle – Part III
Along time ago, pretty much another life now, I live near York and kept my horse in the Howardian Hills, I really loved it round there, but didn't think much about it after I left. [...]
Etape Du Dales – What a difference a year makes!
You may have heard some stories about the Etape du Dales in 2015, and thought that the teller was exaggerating about wind, I can tell you, they weren't! Tan Hill nearly broke me as a [...]
Mallorca 312 – a tough day in the saddle
After nearly 6 months of training, the Mallorca 312 finally arrived! The trip had an interesting start, as we were delayed flying out of Manchester due to snow, I was really looking forward to some [...]
In Search of Up – Calpe
So as the last push in our training for the Mallorca 312, we headed to Calpe in Spain in search of miles, hills and good weather. And wow did it deliver! Our decision to go [...]
From Peak Fitness to Tears: My Journey of Overtraining for Mallorca 312
With less than 60 days to go until the Mallorca 312, one of the most demanding amateur cycling events in the world, my training intensity has significantly increased. After a rejuvenating long weekend of cycling [...]
In search of the perfect saddle
One of the most common question asked on the all-ladies cycle group I'm part of (team glow) is "what saddle do you recommend?", this is such a difficult thing to help people with, especially new [...]
Riding the Tour of Britain – Clitheroe Stage
With the announcement this week of the 2016 Tour of Britain stages, it got me thinking about riding the Clitheroe stage in 2015. It was a beautiful, but cold start to the day as we [...]