Riding the first Etape Australia
With race season done and dusted, I’d just resigned myself to a few months of cold, winter rides and turbo sessions when out of the blue, a very exciting email landed in my inbox. Would I like to go to […]
Review: Chrome Industries Barrage Cargo Backpack
I’m sitting on the train on the way back to our home in Devon with a bag full of Christmas goodies, a flat white and a packed lunch and seeing as we plumped for the cheap train that takes an […]
Review: Powertap P1 pedals
Over the past 18 months, I’ve walked (or cycled) a well trodden path when it comes to training, first training using a ‘rate of perceived exhaustion scale, then moving on to using of a heart rate monitor and finally embracing power […]
Cycling in Sydney
I’m sitting at Sydney airport trying to make sense of the last six days. I’ve spent less than a week in Australia, much of it severely jet-lagged and packed so much in that it’s hard to know where to start […]
Review: American Classic Sprint 350 wheels
I’ve been testing out the American Classic Sprint 350 wheelset for about 8 months, so now that I’ve amassed some serious mileage on them I figured it was time to get my review written up. I’d originally planned to use them […]
Chatting with Casquette about booze and Kim Kardashian
Brand new women’s cycling magazine Casquette is a breath of fresh air. I’ve got absolutely nothing against women’s cycling magazines and websites that cater to newer riders – there’s a huge need for these – but as a more experienced rider […]
Adapting training plans for winter
When I wrote my 2016 ‘To Do’ list I had little idea of how my year would actually pan out, so unfortunately there’s quite a lot of stuff on there that I’ve not achieved, but not to worry, I intend […]
Garmin Forerunner 735XT watch review
Newly released this year, the Garmin Forerunner 735XT watch packs a whole heap of functions into an attractive package. The watch is squarely aimed at Triathletes and though I’m not one and have no pressing plans to try one, I […]
VLOG: Gran Canaria training camp paradise
One of my resolutions this year that I didn’t have to abandon due to reasons out of my control (I had all kinds of cycling plans I couldn’t fulfil due to injury etc) was to create more videos for my […]
Follow Contador – Polartec’s Training Camp
As an athlete, blogger and journo, I get asked on quite a few pretty sweet trips, but Polartec set a new standard with the last one. What could be better than a five day trip to train in Gran Canaria […]
Video: Conclusions after a summer of swimming
2016 has been a tough year. If I’m totally honest, I’ll be really glad to see this back of it and though it’s only a kind of virtual, fake, made up new start each January 1st, there are things I’d like […]
Shooting in London, shooting in Switzerland
After five weeks off the bike resting my dodgy back, the second week of October I was given the go ahead to get back on the bike and get on with my life. I’m still not 100% and at this […]
Check out: Assos’s new Women’s Tiburu S7 Tights
Last month at the Assos women’s event at Look Mum No Hands, I was given a pair of their new women’s Tiburu S7 padded cycling tights to try out. It’s always exciting to get totally new Assos stuff to try, the […]
A Bike Free September
After all the fun of August with it’s Red Hook Crit racing, swimming in the sea, larking about on beaches and having fun with friends, September turned out to be absolutely rubbish. Told in no uncertain terms by my doctor […]
Epic Bike Rides Of The World Book
Every autumn I like to spend some time thinking about next year, what my goals will be, my target races, which countries I’d like to visit with a bike and which rides I’d like to factor into my schedule. Aside […]
WTB Padloc Grips and How To Fit Them
I’ve been using WTB products on my mountain bikes for yonks as I’ve always got on with their range of grips, tyres and rims. I’ve actually got a pair of their amazing carbon Ci31 rims upstairs waiting until I finally have […]
Cycling Tips Podcast – Equality in Prize Money
I sometimes ponder what the people of the future will think of us and our society when they examine their history books a few hundred years hence. We can sometimes look back at some of the things our ancestors did and […]
Rapha Prestige West Country
One of the good things about sportives is that you get to explore a new part of the country without having to research an unfamiliar area and plot a route. You know that there’ll be plenty of food along the way […]
Speedo #PedalToPool Swimming Update
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, it’s been a bit of a funny year. I’ve had so much time off the bike due to injury and ill health yet I’ve also had some of the best results I’ve ever achieved and some […]
Bikepacking on the Ridgeway Trail
One of my new year’s resolution back in January was to go camp out somewhere by bike. It wasn’t meant to be fancy, complicated or far away, it just had to involve bikes, a tent and beer. Despite my relatively […]