On Sunday, June 22nd, 2025 , I joined over 4,500 cyclists for the legendary Dragon Ride  in South Wales. For me, this wasn't just another...

So, the Saturday club ride, as usual my longer ride tends to be on a Saturday, I take a gentle warm-up over 17ish miles from home down to...

Embarking on the most formidable ride of my life Training has commenced for the most significant cycling challenge I have ever...

I wish that was the case, sadly the only thing that does not seem to have rhtythm is my heart. The correct term is atrial fibrillation,...

So the last ride was Boxing day. So one month off the bike until a brief excursion yesterday to try out a new stead. It was only a 5 mile...

So, todays ride started as a rather cold one. The Garmin hit its lowest temperature at -3.7°C. As they say over home “it was Baltic”. It...

So, I got home from work, checked the old emails. lots of the usual junk and spam etc. but one caught my eye. It was from the Fred...

34 weeks until the event. The training needs to start ramping up to a good steady state and build up the distance capacity in the old...

So it seemed like I needed a traget for 2024. I had been told about a bigger ride than the Fred Whitton, the Dragon Ride. So I had a...

So todays plan was to get some hill training in, ideally similar hills to those I shall have to tackle during the Fred Whitton. Based on...

So today my training resumed. I had taken a small break which the initial week was planned with a brilliant trip to Chicago and Escanaba...

So I have managed to get myself a spot on the Fred Whitton Challenge 2023. So Sunday 7th May 2023, I shall set off from Grasmere for 112...

Malin to Mizen Head 2019 a reflection of the trip and what it meant and how I found it.

Having recently completed the biggest challenge I have taken on recently, 470 miles of cycling and I have been pleasently surprised by...

So as I am sat typing this update I am thinking that I would be well on my way to the second day of riding and somewhere into southern...

So I have managed to survive the actual event and we even managed a respectable time for a pair of cyclist who had only previously ridden...

So I am now over the nervousness and I have popped my tandem cherry. So nice and early I set off to the New forest and I was so glad to...

Yes before any of you spelling whizzes highlights that this is not a proper word I bet you can't find a real word that sums up the same...

Well what an amazing morning to be riding my bike. It was just beautiful. Made a small school boy error and did not start the Garmin at...

I remember those early days where I just loved getting out on my bike and riding. I just rode and rode. I listened to the experienced...