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Bikes, Racing and Life
Traws Eryri – Bikepacking Logistics
Travel Getting to the start and back home was relatively easy. We opted to use Trainline.com to book our tickets as they show you which trains have bike spaces available and books the space for [...]
Traws Eryri – A bikepacking Adventure through Snowdonia
All the views but low on singletrack Day 1 Machynlleth to Coed y Brenin Elevation: 1,300m Distance: 67km Riding time: 4hr 25mins Day 1 started with a chilled climb out of Machynlleth, mainly on road. [...]
HOW TO SET PROCESS GOALS FOR CYCLING
USING PROCESS GOALS TO ACHIEVE OUR CYCLING OBJECTIVES It can be so easy to be driven by results when we’re racing bikes, but this can often lead to disappointment. When planning for a bike race, [...]
Glentress 7s – RETURING TO RACING AFTER ILLNESS
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 [...]
How to Ride your Bike Quicker up Hills
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 [...]
La Santa 4 Stage MTB Race
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 stage race began 3 months ago, with long [...]
Cyclocross – My Journey
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 [...]
A Season of Ups and Downs in Cyclocross
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 [...]
Time Trialling – A Disappointing End…
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 [...]
Trans Cambrian Way – Off road bikepacking adventure
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 [...]
Fixing Saddle Discomfort with Trek Precision Fit
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 [...]
Gran Fondo Strade Bianche – the best yet!
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. [...]
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