Posts Tagged ‘ bike route ’

Yesterday I was early for work, so I thought I’d explore the traffic-free bike routes through Blyth - just to see if there was a route that was comparable with my current one in terms of speed, but a whole lot more pleasant. Here’s what I discovered. 1. The council has thoughtfully installed these barriers...
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. . . it’d be really easy to plan any journey. Just hop on your bike and ride to your destination. Simples! The problem is that you start riding, find yourself in a nice wide bike lane with friendly blue signs . . . that promptly vanish, usually when you need them most. Or you...
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After the swim, the relief of getting out of the water and onto the bike. I’d anticipated that I’d have swallowed a bit of sea water and that I’d also be somewhat dehydrated, so in my transition bag there was a bottle of plain water to take some gulps from. Also, with the sun...
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After picking up my race pack from the Ironman registration on Thursday, we headed up into the hills above Nice for a look at the final descents of the race’s bike route. After putting the bike back together, I waved good-bye to the family to have a look at this stretch of road from...
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