Why exercise?

He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything

Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age

Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in

Why cycle?

‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle

‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein

‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)

‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer

‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman

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Training with sun protection

Training with sun protection

After being able to practice in icey, wet and windy conditions, I was able to fill a serious gap in my preparations last weekend by cycling in warm, sunny conditions! Friends Terry and Julie who Sue and I cycled with in Italy last year, and with whom we will be...

Spring is finally here!

Spring is finally here!

Saturday - 48 miles ridden, 720m climbed. Sunday - 33 miles ridden, 480m climbed. At last! It's not raining, it's kind of warm and I've got a couple of pretty clear weekend days. Saturday's ride criss-crossed the Chiltern Hills with over 700m of climbing. As you can...

It’s 2018 – cold, windy, snowing…..

Training has commenced for my 2018 rides. Mississippi Ride: Between 8th May and 1st June I will be cycling from New Orleans to Minneapolis following the great Mississippi  river. Covering just over 1726 miles with stops in Memphis and St. Louis this trip will give me...