Festive Gravel Spectacular
This was an absolute corker of a ride, a gravel route local to me in Devon but one I’d never ridden before. Setting off from Totnes we rode into the South Hams to ride some of the areas best gravel […]
My Gravel Racing specific training
As I’m placing more of an emphasis on gravel racing than fixed gear crit racing in 2020, I’ve enlisted the help of Train Sharp to prepare. In this video I talk you through the early winter training I’m doing to […]
A daft gravel ride in the Peak District
I went up to Hathersage to visit my parents and took the Specialized Diverge for a gravel ride up above Shatton & Bamford, exploring some of the best bridleways, byways and singletrack in the Peak District. You can […]
A Welsh Overnighter – In Photos
If you’re a regular reader of this blog or you subscribe to me on Youtube, you may have already sent the video that I made in mid Wales a couple of weeks back. But if not (actually, even if you […]
A Unique Gravel Challenge
Hey guys! I’ve just got back from Norway where I had the most incredibly time riding Haute Route, a three day road ride/race that pushed me to my limits after the bout of sickness I’m still trying to bounce back […]
What To Pack For Bikepacking
Now that I’ve done a few bikepacking trips, I’ve really got the bug. Unfortunately, getting said bug is pretty bad timing seeing as I’m now a mother and can’t exactly just disappear all the time to camp out with my […]
Nova Eroica California 2019
Photo: Paolo Penni Martelli Now I’m a mother, I’m trying to decrease the amount of time I spend travelling, or more accurately, minimise the length of trips that I go on. I’m fortunate in that I have an understanding husband […]
Testing the Specialized Diverge gravel bike
I’ve always enjoyed mixing up the kind of racing that I do. I get excited by trying new stuff, love a challenge and enjoy pushing my limits. As I detailed in my previous post, I’m certainly not entirely fearless and […]
A New Mindset for New Challenges
Earlier this year I posted a video outlining the races and events I want to do in 2019. As I’ve the attention span of a goldfish and can’t help flitting between bikes, disciplines and locations, the events include several fixed […]
My plans for 2019
Now that the dust has settled from 2018, I’ve enjoyed some time off at Christmas and mourned the loss of my favourite cat Sid (sob), it’s time to nail down my plans for 2019. With the huge change in […]
Something ordinary made special
Sometimes in our efforts to do more, see more and live more we can if our efforts to do something epic we can miss what’s happening right in front of our faces. Adventure doesn’t need to be big, it doesn’t […]
Gravel Paradise in Mallorca
If you’re looking for a gravel holiday in the sun somewhere cheap and just a couple of hours flight from London, let me propose Mallorca. Just recently, I enjoyed the island’s extensive gravel trails at the inaugural Toros de Gravel event and […]