In a momentous piece of life changing decision making, April and I are upping sticks from England and moving to TASMANIA! It’s not an overnight decision, but it’s certainly been a quick one! Our decade in the UK is finally coming to an end… The wife and I have been furiously cleaning, sorting and packing up our belongings to…
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Bring on Spring!
What a weekend! Two consecutive bright, sunny and dry days to kick off the season and get some quality miles ridden. What more could a guy ask for? :-) After yesterday’s blast on the time trial bike, today I whipped out into Surrey for a solo 50 mile ramble, including three reps up and down…
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,…
September Wrap Up
Well that’s September done and dusted. Where does the time go? Now begins the slide into the chilly and dark depths of the British winter. This month has been a big one for me on the bike. A shade over 900 miles in total, riding every day except four. My legs were pretty shot over…
Pokljuka Climb, Slovenia
This is a Catagory 1 road climb in Slovenia starting from just outside Lake Bled and rising up through Triglav National Park to the Triglav Pokljuka Sports Centre and also a ski resort near the top. As it winds it’s way up the mountain, the road rises for over ten miles and 2500 feet at an average gradient of…
Saturday Staple & Crocknorth
I broke a spoke on my TT bike’s rear wheel earlier this week, so today I decided to head south into Surrey and test the legs with a few climbs on the road bike. The first climb of the day, Staple Lane is a favourite of mine. It was the first “Surrey Hill” I rode when I joined Woking CC…
Two Wheels with TC 