Cycle

So after two days taking it easy, it was back to the grindstone this morning. The plan was to put in 50 miles, starting at 6am. But watching just one more episode of Season 4 of Twenty-Four last night made for getting to bed late, so I ended up leaving the house just before...
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So the run from the water to transition . . . . after a few paces, my legs seemed to start working again, and all I had to do was get out of this wetsuit. Actually it was probably a good job that it was so far from the water to where my bike...
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Two days ’till my next race. After the in-race problems I’ve had this year on teh bike, I’m trying to take fewer chances. I had a good think on Wednesday about what could possibly go wrong this time, and as a result I’ve: Bought a CO2 tyre inflator. In previous races, I’ve gone out without...
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I need your help & feedback. I’ve entered quickreleast.tv’s competition to create a short video to get Joe & Joanna Public out there cycling. Watch my two-minute entry, below, and if you think it’s funny AND does what quickrelease.tv wanted (”. . . to make Joe and Joanna Public get out there and ride…for the...
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You’ve probably already seen these, from this year’s Tour De France. But Bill’s comment on the leaping deer video I posted reminded me of how precarious the balance on a bike is. Put it this way, I’ve had similar experiences to Bill. In the middle of no-where in Northumbria, I’ve found myself chasing sheep down...
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So I’m only a few days out from my first open water triathlon. Nervous - me? Yeah, a bit. Mainly because my shoulder still isn’t right, more than anything else. So I just have to take it easy on the swim, and inflict some payback landside. That’s the plan, anyway. It’s great to know that I’ve...
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No, not a double A-sided single release by Queen in the mid-70’s, but a summary of my Sunday afternoon. Except it wasn’t a race either. Yesterday’s weather was GRIM - rain, 11 celcius, and the wind blowing what my grandmother would describe as a “hoolie” from the northwest. I’d planned to ride up to Consett...
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. . . . that run home from the beach left me pretty puffed. I’m not sure if I was pushing too hard at it, if the swim was tougher than it seemed (especially the last 40 yard, being chased by a jelly fish!), or if running in a wetsuit is just harder than...
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The Sunday Times ran yet another article about doping in cycling this week. But rather than the usual “they’re all cheats, the sport’s going to hell in a handcart” line that the media seem to just love to write at every opportunity, this article seemed to offer some hope. They’re talking about Jonathan Vaughters’ Team...
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On Sunday my neck was feeling quite a lot better in the afternoon, so I headed out on Christine to see how it felt riding. I’d just fitted new aerobars (Profile T2+) to this bike, and wanted to give the setup a try . . . but not too much with my dodgy neck!...
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