Well that didn't go to plan! Punchy enthusiasm and confidence ahead of my Cat 3 Road Racing season was stunted today as I got spat out the back on the final lap of the race at Abingdon (Dalton Barracks). I knew from the off that I may not have the legs as I was [...]
Photo courtesy of Nick P Photography Off the back the long and hot 60 mile Lingfield Road Race where I sneaked a point placing 15th, it was time for a racing of a completely different kind. Town Centre Crit season is upon us and having missed out on my home town crit [...]
Some things are meant to be Having focused recent training on short high intensity efforts to replicate a town centre crit, I ended up using a different energy system on Sunday 10th June. Up until two weeks ago, I was down to race my home town crit in Winchester but was rejected due to [...]
Having dived into the world of training with power thanks to my superb Wahoo Kickr and TrainerRoad combination, it was only a matter of time before I felt I 'needed' power when training outside. This is a significant investment so required a lot of research, weighing up all the different options. Crank(s), pedals or [...]
Via my good friends in Italy who run Epoca Bikes and Parentini Bike Wear, I was introduced to a new company making premium saddles. Repente was formed by some guys who broke away from a larger saddle business to enable them to develop their ideas and design. The results are sensational! Interchangeable [...]
2017 FCCC Clubman Award It was a satisfying evening at the Farnborough & Camberley Cycle Club Annual Dinner, as the Road Race team scooped lots of silverware. Chuffed to have got some silverware from my first full season of road racing. I was happy to have notched up enough British Cycling race [...]
After a season of honing my racing skills on the road bike, the first race of 2018 saw the return of the 29er to the XC circuit over at the Brass Monkeys event hosted by Gorrick. Stripping off - Brass monkeys! 3 degrees with clear skies meant a chilly start but after a warm [...]
2018 arrives tomorrow and I'm totally pumped for the year ahead. Goals are a funny set of ideals that take on lives of their own. Some fall by the wayside and others really motivate you to achieve the desired success. The key is to know what you can and can't control so that expectations [...]
Taking part in a study of beetroot for sports nutrition.
Injury set back ends season early
