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Cycling: Keep On Rolling!

“Cycling has got to be the most unpleasant of all sports” – Haruki Murakami I normally never listen to audiobooks. The first was recent and actually something of an accident. I was heading for the office and planning to catch…

For the Love Of… Cycling

The first of a set of occasional posts in a series ‘For the Love Of…’ Basically I will just write about something I like a lot. Nothing more than that! This one will cover cycling. Today. Nine years ago today.…

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.

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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 – Second Time Lucky

And then it was done. Ventoux climbed for a second time, marking the completion of the second challenge for this year and also a big personal landmark,, showing that last year was not a one-off, that I can take on…

The Day After

Today is all about a rest. And cleaning the bike. A lot of dirt on the cassette and chain, not to mention the sticky residue of energy drink spillage. After Ventoux yesterday perhaps an anti-climax but necessary. A small piece…