So, what do you carry on a 1000+ km audax? Here’s the packing list I used for 2013’s 1400km LEL.…
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London Edinburgh London 2013 – Post Ride Report
So, last time I mentioned London Edinburgh London on here I left if all up in the air whether I’d…
Audax Easter Arrow to York 2013
So it seemed like a pretty simple idea. Come up with a day route from Nottingham to York of at…
200km DIY audax or not
So deciding it was time to get back to some proper audax distance decided to head out for a 200km…
LEL 2013 Training – starting from Basics
So I’ve arrived in 2013 not quite as fit as I’d hoped I would be due to various reasons. Thought…
2012 a cycling overview
So that’s 2012 over and done with. Bit of a mixed year for my cycling. Overall my mileage was down…
It Is all about the bike
At the moment anyway. Had slightly longer off the bike than I’d planned, and it’s being extended by City Link’s…
Audax Season 2012-2013
So I’ve not touched the bike since I got it home after my off, mainly because a fortnight after that…
Marple Grimpeurs 2, Napalmgram 0
Wednesday saw another trip up to marple, this time for the Staffs Peak Super Grimpeur. After last times debacle I…
Biting off more than I can chew – Marple Mid Peak Grimpeur 2012
So the plan looked good. Get the first train from Nottingham to Cromford. Then cycle the 50km from Cromford to…
3 coasts 600 audax – The day after
Can’t have been that bad as I’m sat at work with no real ill effects apart from having eaten lunch,…
Pre planning 3 coasts 600km 1.75AAA Audax 2012
So I’ve now got this years Super Randonneur award sorted, and as a bonus it’s AAA as well (Dean, Yr…
Looking back at Mille Alba 2012, looking forward to LEL 2013
Now that Mille Alba‘s over I’ve been thinking back over what did and didn’t work on that ride, and what…
Mille Alba 2012
And finally the time to ride this came around. Not really the best time for me, having had 4 weeks…
Oh crikey
Well, the AAA man has spoken and Mille Alba is now officially rated as a 12.5AAA event! So that’s more…
Yr Elenydd 2012 – 300km Audax 5AAA
In keeping with this season’s idea of trying a few hillier audaxes I’d dropped an entry in for Yr Elenydd.…
The Dean 2012 – 300km 4AAA Audax
So it was time for the year’s rides to start getting a bit longer, and I had a strange hankering…
Hilly 100km from Nottingham through the Peak District (Possible DIY by GPS)
Having fixed my drivetrain problems I decided it would be a good idea to get some hilly riding in before…
Last gasp grabbing of RRTY
So after the debacle that was the 2012 attempt at Rutland and Beyond I was in need of a final 200km…
Rutland and Beyond 100km 2012 – 4 mistakes
Luckily There’s an audax saying I keep seeing bandied around You’re only as good as the ride you’re on And…