Bikes, Racing and Life

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 [...]

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. [...]

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, [...]

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 stage race began 3 months ago, with long [...]

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. [...]