The Plateau d’Albion: Missiles and Michelin Stars
What makes a perfect dining experience? Perhaps a combination of good company, a nice restaurant and a little something extra to make it memorable and unique. Whatever it is Lillian and I found it in our recent visit to Provence. … Continued
Trophée du Muveran 2019 (8 Lessons from a Ski-Mo Newbie)
A 4am alarm call on 7 April saw Henry and I waking, packing and wolfing down an early breakfast before jumping onto the 5am train from Bex, down in the valley floor, up to Gryon, 700m above, for the start … Continued
Cyprus Gran Fondo 2019
An early season objective was needed to motivate us through the long dark winter on the turbo and Zwift. The prospect of a 3 day gran fondo (from 29 to 31 March) in warm and sunny Cyprus seemed like just … Continued
Four Mellow Chamonix Ski Tours (2019)
Late February brought record temperatures across the UK and France and the Mont Blanc region was no exception. Putting comments about global warming aside, it meant we had a good opportunity to work on our winter tans and enjoy four … Continued
Outdoor Hong Kong (Part 6)
More photos and info about the amazing outdoor places one can get to in Hong Kong with only a short boat, train or bus/taxi ride. Mountains, beaches and wildlife. Hong Kong Trail, Stage 1 and half of Stage 2 (Hong … Continued
Manaslu Circuit Trek
This trek has been on my list since I was last in Nepal in 1999 visiting Lillian who spent several weeks in Pokhara on her medical elective, and when the chance came to join Kate and two of her friends … Continued
3 Peaks Cyclocross Race (5 things I wish I’d known)
It’s often been said that in the Three Peaks Cyclocross Race you want a mountain-bike on the descents, a road bike for the tarmac and no bike at all for the climbs. All I can add is that compared to … Continued
Directeur Sportif (Haute Route Dolomites 2018)
Calling myself directeur sportif may be an exaggeration as Lillian and Mark in the main ignored my race strategy advice and I wasn’t able to drive alongside in a car and shout at them to try harder in the time … Continued
Swiss Epic 2018
Beautiful mountain vistas that you can only glance at before you drop into the next steep, winding and rocky descent. That pretty much sums up the Swiss Epic, an enjoyable but testing 5 stage mountain-bike race that is the little … Continued
BIKE TransAlp MTB 2018
Seven gruelling days, stunning views and a major mountain range to cross. Throw in team dynamics plus fast and technical descents and you have the BIKE TransAlp stage race (link to race website here). Alex and I had completed the … Continued