La Grave Skiing
Some photos from my recent long weekend in La Grave. A fun trip with skiing in the sun, on grass and then in powder. We left just as a monster snow fall was in progress. That’s the way it goes with … Continued
Outdoor Hong Kong (Part 4)
We had some more Hong Kong adventures when we stopped there for a few days in January en route to New Zealand. The coolest thing was a 20km walk/run through the spectacular scenery of the Sai Kung Country Park, where … Continued
The X Files (Lessons learned in my first season of racing cyclo-cross)
This is a chronicle of my journey through the London X League races in Q3 2016 and transformation from cyclo-cross newbie to proto-cross rider, along with the lessons I learned along the way. Race 1: Sumners Pond It was exciting … Continued
Haute Route Pyrenees 2016
This was a fantastic experience and one of the best bike rides I have done. With seven days of back to back racing it crossed 19 Pyrenean cols and took us through beautiful rolling countryside and spectacular mountain scenery. Whilst … Continued
Duracell Bunny vs Haute Route Pyrenees
Lillian and another friend have nick-named me the Duracell Bunny. I don’t think it is entirely meant as a compliment but hopefully I can prove worthy of the name in the Haute Route Pyrenees which I will be starting on … Continued
La Vaujany Double 2016
Lillian and I have been going to Bourg d’Oisans, the town at the foot of the famous climb of Alpe d’Huez, nearly every summer for the last ten years. In fact, my first experience of riding Alpine climbs was in the … Continued
La Morzine Haut-Chablais 2016
The Morzine Haut-Chablais was chosen as the London Dynamo Club Sportive for 2016. With over forty club members taking part, it felt a bit like a school trip except with the difference that everyone had the means and freedom to do … Continued
Time Megève Mont-Blanc 2016
With big cycling plans later in the summer to round up our year off – the Haute Route Pyrenees for me, and a Nice to Geneva trip for Lillian – we were looking for a test of our climbing legs … Continued
Cuillin Ridge
Three days after deciding to go to Scotland, Pete and I were starting the infamous Cuillin Ridge on the Isle of Skye, scrambling along slippery rock in the rain towards the bivouac gear which we had left on a col about … Continued