Another Rapha Festive 500 Completed

As is becoming a yearly tradition for me, this year I once again joined the Rapha Festive 500 Challenge on Strava (ride 500km between Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, eight days). That may not seem like a lot to some cyclists, or a crazy distance to others, it’s all relative to your own fitness,…

Merry Christmas 2023

Wishing all of my cycling brothers and sisters out there a very Merry Christmas. As yet another orbit of the sun for our Planet Earth nears completion, I hope you all had a fulfilling 2023, and that the coming year is even better. It has been a year here for sure, with some fantastic highs…

Not another cycling Christmas gift guide… (last minute and local)

Hey you. Yes, you! Christmas Day is only ONE WEEK AWAY! If you’re still looking for that last minute gift for your cycling obsessed partner, family member, or friend, fear not! It’s probably too late to order anything online and guarantee it arrives in time, but here are three quick hits that A) don’t suck, and B) you can pick up from your local bike shop.

Rapha Festive 500: Ten top tips!

It’s December again. Yep. December. Again! Thoughts now turn to upcoming Christmas holidays, maybe a bit of time off work, and of course the Festive 500 challenge. The Festive 500 is a simple challenge – ride 500km (311 miles) in the 8 days from Christmas Eve to New Years Eve. Back in the day, all…