On the 22nd May, I headed to Harrogate for the Struggle Yorkshire Dales sportive. I was using this as a long ride as part of my training for Challenge Roth in early July. This was my first 100 miler of the year having done 5 in 2021 by this stage. The Struggle was on the same day as the Velo 29 Tour of The Peaks … Continue reading STRUGGLE DALES SPORTIVE 2022 RECAP
Having taken part in four VELO29 Sportives in April & May as part of my training for IRONMAN UK 2021, it felt like a no brainer to sign up for some more in September as I gear up for the Ironman World Championship. That race ended up being cancelled but I still rolled out for the 102 mile long route on the VELO29 Selby Three … Continue reading VELO29 SELBY THREE SWANS SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
Over the past 6 weeks, I have used four Velo29 sportives as part of my bike training for Ironman UK 2021. The Velo29 Tour of the Peak sportive was the fourth and biggest of these, coming in at 116 miles and 14,160ft of climbing. I began with the Manchester-Sheffield sportive 6 weeks ago, this was 102 miles with 12,100ft of climbing. That was the highest … Continue reading VELO29 TOUR OF THE PEAK SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
The Daffodils sportive was the third of four Velo29 sportives I signed up for this April and May, to use as part of my bike training for the upcoming Cholmondeley Castle Triathlon in June and more so for Ironman UK in July. In April I completed the 102 mile Manchester-Sheffield-Manchester sportive and 104 mile Tour of Lancashire sportive. I signed up for the long route … Continue reading VELO29 DAFFODILS SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
This was my second sportive this year after doing the Velo29 Manchester-Sheffield-Manchester sportive 2 weeks ago. Like the Manchester-Sheffield sportive, Velo29 were again offering a short route (41 miles), a medium route (70 miles) and a long route (103 miles) for the Tour of Lancashire. This sportive was the second of four that I am using as part of my Ironman UK bike training. I … Continue reading VELO29 TOUR OF LANCASHIRE SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
This was the first UK cycle sportive to roll out in 2021 following the relaxation of the COVID restrictions and my first cycle sportive since Ride London-Surrey 100 in August 2019. Velo29 were offering three distances for this event. A short route at 37 miles, a medium route at 79 miles and a long route at 101 miles. All three routes start and finish in … Continue reading VELO29 MANCHESTER-SHEFFIELD-MANCHESTER SPORTIVE 2021 RECAP
Waking up this morning at 5:45am was hard, I felt really tired and groggy after a late night celebrating. No hangover which was nice given the 30 hours of travelling back home. It was also a little sad waking up today, after 7 magical days here in Myanmar, it was coming to an end. Have a read of my DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 … Continue reading MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR 2019 – DAY 8: BACK HOME
The last day of riding and last full day here in Myanmar! where has that week gone? time flies when you are having fun doesn’t it? In my MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR – DAY 6: MYINGYAN – MANDALAY we completed our biggest day in the saddle, today is just a half-day of riding around Mandalay to see a few sights and hopefully finish up at lunch. … Continue reading MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR 2019 – DAY 7: MANDALAY – MINGUN
This is the biggest day on the bike with 100km on the menu. Day 6 out here in Myanmar and the fourth day on the bike. The sad reality is, after this one, there is just the small ride around Mandalay tomorrow then its all over. Where has that time gone! Before all of that, we have 100km to ride on yet another hot and … Continue reading MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR 2019 – DAY 6: MYINGYAN – MANDALAY
Ok here we go, day 3 of biking and the biggest day on the plan. 90km today although, the general trend is downhill all the way with a few bumps here and there. As with MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR – DAY 4: BAGAN – POPA it was a shame to leave this hotel. The views from the room are by far the best I have ever … Continue reading MYANMAR CYCLE TOUR 2019 – DAY 5: POPA – MYINGYAN
The Cheshire Runner. 