I’ve had one of those weeks, where I’ve had more punctures than hot dinners. Five in the space of four days, on four different wheels. Firstly, I got one in my front commuter wheel. I was suprised because Armadillo All Condition are usually pretty puncture resistance. When checking to find the puncture its helpful to […]

My first race of the year was Redhill CC’s 19 mile ‘sporting’ time trial. It takes places around Reigate, near Redhill, Surry. It is also quite close to Box hill, the climb which will be used for the Olympic road race. I think it’s the first time I’ve ever raced in Surrey. (See random fact […]

Last Thursday was 1 degree, with the temperature forecast to fall below freezing before the end of the afternoon. Something snapped, and I thought why not  avoid the cold and dig out the turbo from the shed? For some reason, I hadn’t thought of using the turbo since warming up for the hill climb championship […]

The coldest week of the year was a pretty good excuse to have a low mileage week. I don’t stick rigidly to a four week training cycle. But, a low mileage week after 1,000 miles in January seems a good idea. Unfortunately, with freezing temperatures predicted for next seven day, another low mileage week looks […]

I’m not sure why, but on one of coldest days of the year, I thought it would be good to get the time trial bike down from loft and have a quick ride. My ski gloves are bigger than those. I wanted to go on the time trial bike, because I’m conscious I’ve entered my […]