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PBP 2015
Waiting for the start. 05:10 Monday morning and I am waiting with 261 other riders, one of the last waves to depart from the National Velodrome at St Quentin de Evelines on the outskirts of Paris. I...
View ArticleWaymarked Trails Website
I have just discovered this tool for planning cycle routes in unfamiliar locations. A major plus is the ability to download gpx files! Waymarked Trails: Routes Good coverage of UK, Belgium, Holland and...
View ArticleProject 12h
Last year I set a club record for the 24h TT with 368.33 miles, this year I aim to improve that to 400+. A far more challenging target is the club 12h record which stands at 240 miles. In order to beat...
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Oundle Winter Hill Climb Challenge
This is a handicap based challenge using 12 uphill Strava segments within approximately 10 miles of Oundle. The competition segments will be revealed on 1 September. The challenge starts on 1 September...
View ArticleTraining with power
I like numbers! A power meter was inevitable, it was just a matter of when. When the price was right, and when I had completed my research. As my other half will attest, I don’t make impulsive...
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Training with Heart Rate
I bought my first HRM in around 1988’ish, a Polar Sport Tester. These were quite expensive at that time, so it was an advantage that I could buy it for the club I was coaching riders in. We used it...
View ArticleMy 2016 TT season
I told Helen when I got back on my bike 5 years ago that I wouldn’t be racing and I’d stick to my first love of touring. So how did it happen that I rode more races this year than any other apart from...
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FarSports carbon wheels
FarSports wheel building workshop. Unless wheels have come with a bike, I like to build my own wheels. It’s fun to do, and you get exactly the wheels you want. When it came to sourcing some new TT race...
View ArticleThey think I’m mad! The story of a 12h Time Trial
To set the scene for this year’s attempt on the Kettering CC club 12 hour record we should go back to last year’s effort. Last season I was aiming to achieve a BBAR certificate for averaging at least...
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