2019: Closing the Door
As 2019 closes it's natural to look back. Hence a post looking back on a year of learning and fantastic new experiences. #MS #cycling
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20,000
A hobby became a passion because of one slightly impulsive purchase in 2015. I’ve now reached 20,000 kilometres on that impulse, keeping me strong despite my…… issues. Worth a bit of reflection. Impulse My first road bike, a Bianchi, was…
Challenge Number Three: Cold and Wet
The last of my personal challenges for this year was completed on Saturday 7th September with the climb of the Mendel Pass. A good climb, for me. Not massively fast and actually, despite my initial plans, completed on a day…
Challenge Number Three: Time to Ride
A short week in Alto-Adige, Northern Italy. Time to ride the Mendel Pass. And taking a good look at what is around me. #cycling
Closure: The Month of Mountains
How in hell’s name can I put this in to words? I can still feel last week in my hamstrings, in my calves. It’s in my mind! It won’t go away for awhile. It’s really difficult to put this in…
Traveling Light
Traveling to Italy with bike and first ride - short but wonderful, preparing for bigger things! #cycling #Italy
Ventoux: The Last Climb
Mont Ventoux is a personal symbol of how I have tried to react to MS and the climb from Sault means I have now taken all three routes to the top.
That means something to me.
#MS #cycling #Ventoux
Ventoux: Back Among Giants
I love it here. Provence. I am hiding from the Sun a little now, it is a touch warm. But the view of Mont Ventoux remains utterly spellbinding. How can something that can be so cruel on long climb have…
Ventoux – More than a Mountain
Climbing Mont Ventoux by bike is personally really important.... It's not just another mountain.... I'll try to explain why...... #cycling #Ventoux
Liege-Bastogne-Liege 2018 – Closing the Book
Last week I wrote a fast, fairly emotional piece about Liege-Bastogne-Liege. A little more considered review is below. It’s time to close the book on this year’s challenge. Just the one this year. The hard kilometres of preparation were done in…