Chipping off work early, even if it is only a minute or two, is always a treat. Saturday’s Grand Depart from my desk was not only an hour before official clocking-off time but it was also for the best of reasons. My first chippy ride of 2018. The weather was set fair, when hasn’t it …
A short and sweet ride into the city with Nick this morning for breakfast and a catch up turned into a sixty mile full day out. We had planned to head down the river to brew and breakfast somewhere along the way but a suggestion from Nick to head to Moose Cafe for breakfast didn’t …
Its two weeks till Paris - Roubaix, and for weeks now I have been contemplating photographing the race. I’ve been picking my races sparingly recently. I’ve got two children now and they take precedence, but I still have the need to shoot bike races and limit myself to at least one big bike race a …
It's hard to believe it's almost 2 years since Steve, Will and I headed over to Anglesey for our, now legendary, late Summer overnighter (see post - Holy Grail) A trip that will forever be remembered for many standout moments, chief amongst them being that it was the inspiration for the name of this humble club …
I should have been in the Lake's this weekend! A loaner bike that didn't quite work out, a bit of confusion, an annoying cold that refuses to bugger off and an inconsistent mood led me to the decision to pass this time around. It was the right call, and there's always next year... What did …
The rain stopped, the sun came out, I went down to the cellar. The Singular Swift came up the stairs blinking into the light, its been down in the dark for over four months now, I pumped up the tyres and oiled the chain and everything was all okay again. I had nowhere to go …
Late April. The forecast for the first proper GUTM ride looking ominous for the Saturday, possible showers all day. The pressure was on at 1am on the Friday to get my replacement Gilles Berthoud mudguards fitted over the WTB Byways I'd purchased, I wasn't riding down wet trails without them! Following a few hours rest it was an early start …
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