Looks like the Year Record is the new Hour Record! ;-) In 2016 there will be two new attempts on the “most miles in a year” record – with both the male and female records being contested. Bruce (@cycle_dr1 on Twitter) has already kicked off his campaign with a 334km ride out in Australia. He…
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5982
So I finished 2015 on a respectable 5982 miles. That’s more than last year, which is always a good thing. I wasn’t really keeping an eye on my stats, if I’d known I was so close to hitting 6000 I would have gone for a cheeky spin around the block, haha! Happy New Year! #keepcycling
Pimp my winter ride!
After my fair share of commute miles back and forth on the Ribble, I thought it was about time I pimped out my commute bike. There’s always room for one more horse in the stable, right? I’d been eyeing off one of these babies for a month or two since seeing our expert mechanic build a few for customers….
2015 Metric Century Challenge
Last weekend we had our club Christmas Party and Awards Evening to celebrate the year’s achievements. A fantastic evening and gets better every year. It’s been incredible watching the club grow from a half dozen guys meeting up on a Sunday morning to around 200 members! A dozen elite level Woking CC athletes! (I am…
Five tips from my first 2000 miles of cycle commuting
Commuting to/from work by bike five days a week over the past few months has been quite the learning experience. I’ve witnessed beautiful sunrises, ridden in complete darkness, been caught in lashing rain, battled gale force headwinds and suffered the odd mechanical or two along the way. I love being on my bike and thanks to the commute,…
The 5000 mile mark
I was looking at my Garmin Connect stats this evening and realised I’d just recently rolled over the 5000 mile mark for the year! I know it’s not much compared to some but it’s a good milestone for me. Last year I finished on a shade over 4460 miles. I don’t really set mileage targets,…