Growing up in the shadow of Pen-y-Gent I’ve always had a fascination with the 3 Peaks but was always concerned that I wouldn’t manage the running/walking/hiking/slow trudging! With World Championships so early this year, [...]
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 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. After skirting round Llyn Mwyngil [...]
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 4 Stage Mountain Bike Race Lanzarote began 3 [...]
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 [...]
