It’s back! In conjunction with Strava, the Rapha Festive 500 is on again this month and challenges you to ride 500km – that’s 310 miles – in the eight days over the Christmas holiday period starting from the 24th until the 31st December. Last year I tried to complete this challenge, but I didn’t really…
Category: Just Ride
Ten miles per day
At the beginning of the year I set myself a fairly loose target of averaging 10 miles per day for no other reason than it seemed like a nice round number. I don’t commute so all my miles are “recreational” rides. These vary greatly and are made up of anything from racing time trials, fast paced…
Yellow is the new black!
Winter is fast approaching. The days are short and dull, wet weather is more frequent and the nights close in quickly. One of my pet hates when out on a ride is seeing a fellow cyclist dressed head to toe in black and with no lights, especially early in the morning or late in the evening!…
Clock Change Five Hill Fondo
A decent solo effort on the bike this morning. The clocks went back overnight so I took the opportunity to head out with an extra hour under my belt and get in some bonus miles with a few extra hills thrown in! I’m not much of a mile muncher and I don’t ride enough hills to…
The Strava Cafe Run
Two excellent cycling cafes, Look Mum No Hands in London and Giro Cafe in Esher, recently posted a blog encouraging people to ride between the two cafes. As an incentive, anyone who completes the ride and posts a photo of themselves at each cafe receives a limited edition Strava mug. Cycling, coffee, cake and a…
Two Wheels with TC 