Cycling in the Lake District provides a great challenge for cyclists. Here are some highlights for cycling in the Lake District Kirkstone Pass Kirkstone pass is the highest road in the Lake District. It provides a difficult challenge for any of the three routes. The shortest route from Ambleside is also the hardest, with a […]

Expect the unexpected when cycling on holiday. Here a herd of cows blocks the road in rural Ireland. After an eventful couple of weeks in New York, I feel inspired to offer a few tips for cycling when on holiday. Apart from the very obvious lessons of avoiding the centennial eruptions of Icelandic Volcanoes, these […]

I was searching through Flickr and found this set of pictures from a cycling holiday. This picture by Hill Special is from near Bolton Abbey looking through the lower Wharfe Valley. It looks like the team of cyclists are encountering typical Yorkshire Dales weather i.e. Rain with a bit of sun creeping through. I love […]

I’m currently on holiday in New York. It’s tough cycling round here. You have to get used to getting beeped by cars just for being in the road. Potholes are worse than England and there are not that many cyclists braving the streets of Queens, New York. I’m trying to keep up with some kind […]

Last weekend I was in Lake Garda, Italy for a few days. Now I am travelling to New York, so my posting schedule may be disrupted. These are some photos from Italy. You can feel it is a county which likes cycling. I asked my non cycling host about cycling and he said the proper […]

A Smiling Cyclist outside Stow on the Wold. Sunday, I cycled 101 miles to Broadway in the Cotswolds. I rode 50 miles into quite a strong wind then turned back. Ironically, Sunday was the same day as the National 100 mile Time trail championship, I nearly entered. I took this as a tourist ride stopping […]

The Dingle Peninsula from Connor Pass The past few days, I have been on tour in the South West of Ireland. Fortunately, the weather was kind, and we had two good days of dry, even sunny weather. It is said that the South West of Ireland is often drier than the rest of Ireland. I […]

One thing I really loved about the Yorkshire cycling scene was the number of ‘cycling cafes’. My introduction to cycling came through Otley CC. The club was based on the old traditional style British club run; cycling all day Sunday from 9am to 5pm, with 2-3 cafe stops. These days I don’t seem to have […]