I finished off 2024 the same way I have for the last few years, by completing the Rapha Festive 500. It’s a simple challenge on paper, ride 500km in the eight days from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve, but it can get tricky if you have a number of other commitments (or shocking weather)….
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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,…
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…
Complete: 2022 Rapha Festive 500
Every year in December I tell myself I’m not going to do it, but then every time it gets close to December 24th I think to myself “yeah, why not give it a crack!” Riding 500km in the eight days from Christmas Eve to New Years Eve always seems to be a great way to…
Top 5 cycling gifts to buy for yourself this Christmas!
It’s that time of year again! Friends and relatives will be thinking of the worst best cycling related Christmas gifts to get you. They are possibly dropping hints or asking spouses for ideas. It’s a real minefield. You’re incredibly hard to buy for, don’t you know. This year, why not cut out the middle-man and…
Two Wheels with TC 