by nickpannaman | May 3, 2026 | blog
41 miles (66Km) walked 1518m climbed The Pilgrims Way follows a 850 year old route from Winchester to Canterbury with roots believed to stem from the fatal stabbing of Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Becket in 1170. The total length is 138 miles but even in the 21st...
by nickpannaman | Mar 25, 2026 | blog
There is a scientific formula for the maximum number of bikes a cyclist needs : N + 1. And here is the newbie: This is a TREK checkpoint ALR 5 Gen 3 gravel bike. Now I did already have a gravel bike but when I bought it at the height of COVID it was literally the only...
by nickpannaman | Sep 28, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
7 days later….. By the time we started leaving for the airport it was clear that 9 of the 12 riders in our group had been ill on that final day so the celebration dinner was a somewhat subdued affair with the traditional toasts made with glasses or either still or...
by nickpannaman | Sep 21, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
22 miles ridden – 190m climbed – Temperature 31C. A new perspective to yesterday’s collective struggle came clear this morning when 4 riders messaged that they had been up ill all night and wouldn’t ride today. Others were not feeling tip top but left as...
by nickpannaman | Sep 20, 2025 | blog, Pisa to Sicily
61 miles ridden – 1333m climbed – Temperature 32C. Today was brutal. It was hot, very little cooling breeze and lots of climbing. Within half a mile of the hotel we started a 9 mile category red (Garmin) climb. It was relentless at 5-8% and although we...
