Bikes, Racing and Life

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]