This morning I rode out to see the Women’s Tour of Britain. Today’s final Stage 5 started in Marlow town centre, before heading into the Chiltern Hills and finishing with a fast descent into Hemel Hempstead. Because of the road closures I chose to take a clockwise route out towards Henley and up into the hills…
Tag: road cycling
Five cycling pet hates
Sometimes it’s best not to take anything I say too seriously. This is one of those times. Here’s a little tongue in cheek list of five things that annoy me when I’m out cycling. Some may seem reasonable, others are totally irrational, all get on my nerves to some extent. But remember, this is just…
Project Aithien: Because metal ain’t dead!
Introducing my new project, the Kinesis Aithien! After hankering for one since they came out I finally found a frameset at a price I was happy with. Yes – It’s an aluminium frame rather than carbon, but the Aithein is one of the lightest off-the-shelf alloy frames available at the moment. On my digital kitchen scales the frame weighs…
Women’s Pro Cycling
Modern society has long believed that women hold up half the sky in terms of equality and progression. So when it comes to professional cycling, why aren’t women receiving half the road? HALF THE ROAD is a documentary film that explores the world of women’s professional cycling, focusing on both the love of sport and…
More time in the Surrey Hills
Another solid training ride today focusing on endurance and climbing. I had three main objectives for today’s ride: 1) I needed to clock at least 60 miles, 2) Hit some hills but at a sensible pace, and 3) Be back home by midday. This meant skipping the Sunday club ride to get out the door early and…
More training & some new kit!
Glad to report that my training is back on target at last! :-) Last weekend I did a 40-mile lumpy ride on Saturday, followed by 65 fast paced solo miles on the time trial bike on Sunday. That ride included 30 miles at a shade below race pace, holding the TT tuck on the extensions for almost the…
Two Wheels with TC 