Road bike vs Gravel Bike vs Mountain Bike
In this video I pit three of my bikes against eachother on a local gravel climb to answer the question “Which is faster? A Road, gravel or mountain bike?” What did you make of this test? Let me know in […]
New Bike Day! Wales weekender with the girls
This weekend I took the new Marin Bikes Alpine Trail XR to Afan for a mountain bike weekender with my friends. With plenty of climbs and some brilliant descents to test the capabilities of my new trail bike […]
A Superb Mountain Bike Ride On Dartmoor
I’ve now been living in Devon for somewhere in the region of six years and I’m only just beginning to discover the full extent of all the county has to offer. I often get so excited about travelling and […]
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 […]
A Triple Race Week
You know that saying about buses? You wait all day and then three come along at once? Well yeah, that. For various reasons such as clashing dates, travel, family, work (as well as a real cooling off of racing in […]
The Best Overnight Bicycle Adventures in the UK
As you guys probably know, I’m sponsored by a pretty damn awesome nutrition company, TRIBE. These UK based purveyors of amazing snacks, bars, shakes and hydration are so rooted in nature and the great outdoors that for this month’s ‘TRIBE […]
How to recover from crashing
Last week I was co-editing SKODA’s Instagram along with Hannah Barnes and we were fielding questions from followers, the idea being that they could ask us absolutely anything about cycling and win a signed OVO Energy Women’s Tour Queen of […]
What should I eat for bike racing?
At a recent road race I was genuinely amazed when a fellow cyclist confessed that she didn’t know what to eat before a bike race to fuel her efforts, neither beforehand nor during the event itself. It seemed a real […]
A multi-col shoot with Wattbike
Hands up if you think this winter has been awful! I’m generally not one for wishing any part of my life away – it’s short and precious – but this year is different and I’ve just about had my fill […]
Review: Giro Women’s Manta R Mountain Bike Shoes
Quite some time I was given a pair of the Giro Manta R to test out and *snob alert* I must admit I’d initially wanted to go for a shoe at a much much higher price point shoe but was […]
Red Bull Foxhunt with EE and Apple Watch
Just last weekend my inbox pinged with receipt of a very exciting email asking, ‘Would you like to go to Red Bull Foxhunt in Wales to race mountain bikes and try out the new Apple Watch series 3 (GPS and 4G) […]
Video: Women’s Mountain Bike Shred Day
Afternoon readers! I’ve just hopped off my rollers, my last hard interval session before racing Red Hook Crit in the bag. I’ve one more training session to complete (tomorrow) then we’re flying out to NYC on Thursday afternoon. Fingers crossed […]
Women’s Social Mountain Bike Ride in Devon
Morning readers! I’m just getting ready to get out on my road bike for a lovely two hour ride. I love my easy endurance rides as it’s a chance to just zone out, drink in the beauty of Devon in […]
Catalonia Whirlwind Tour & ASSOS Domenica Photo Story
A couple of years ago I hadn’t seen much of Catalonia, having only ever visited to race Red Hook Crit Barcelona. I’d always found the city to be amazingly good fun, its accessible beaches, amazing architecture, vibrant culture, hip coffee shops […]
Video: My Winter Indoor Crit Racing Training
Hi pals, hope you had a good weekend and are enjoying the longer evenings! I’ve just had a great weekend with back-to-back races on both days, the first over at Westpoint Arena in Exeter and the second at the new […]
My best rides of 2017
I’ve been meaning to write a kind of ‘year in review’ for 2016 for a while now, but seeing as I was in La Gomera over new year then had to try and catch up with a million things […]
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 […]
Racing Mountain Bikes At Southern Enduro Round 3
My most recent mountain bike race involved a trip to Hampshire to camp out and race Round 3 of the Southern Enduro series. I’m not 100% convinced that sleeping in a tent with my incredibly loud, snoring husband is the […]
A summer update & Women’s Racing
I feel like my feet have barely hit the ground over the last few months. With such a busy schedule of work, travel, rides and races, it’s been hard to find enough time to notice summer, so I find myself […]
Verbier Bike Park’s Opening Weekend
I recently headed out to Verbier for a few days shredding on the Marin Trail Attack courtesy of Verbier Tourism, my first visit to the exclusive Swiss resort since I went their on a summer snowboard camp back in the […]