Despite the first signs of autumn colour, this weekend was, a ‘float weekend’ – A day when weather conditions are perfect for cycling (no wind, right temperature 15-20 degrees) leading to fast times and personal bests all round. My race on the Bentley course was interrupted by roadworks so the course was changed to a [...]

I don’t know whether I could be a cyclist in Scotland, where it has rained every day for the past two months (article at Independent) I don’t mind a bit of raining, but, I think every day during summer would get pretty tedious. After a lousy summer, we’re having a pretty good September and this [...]

Racing along the A1 Great North Road Legend has it that the infamous highwayman, Dick Turpin, escaped from London to York in 15 hours up the Great North Road. The 409 mile road has been in existence for many years – dating back to the Roman times when they built their roads nice and straight. [...]

Last Saturday, I was racing in a Rudy Project time trial series near Worcester. The course was 33 miles with one fairly substantial hill. It makes a nice change from racing up and down dual carriageways, though on these country roads there is always the occupational hazard of getting stuck behind a slow moving tractor [...]

Today was a hilly 15.4 mile time trial organised by A5 Rangers. My time was 36.49. The second place rider finished in 36.50. so I won by a second. – Now I know why I shaved my legs 2 hours before the start of the race When you win a race by a second, it [...]

Last Saturday was the national 50 mile Time Trial Championship organised by Warrington Road Club. It is my first 50 mile time trial for 3 years. Roadworks forced a last minute course change, so we were racing on single carriageway circuit. I noticed quite a few of those signs saying ’5 killed in the last [...]

Cycling through the village of Old. On Saturday, I did a 21 mile hilly time trial near Kettering, north of Northampton. It was a good course, well marshalled with very low traffic levels. The hills weren’t too steep and I finished with an average speed of 26mph, which was 3rd out of about 50. The [...]

Time Trial Bike (Steel Frame) Yesterday was my first race of the year. A 31 mile hilly time trial around Brill, Oakley and Ascott. It was great weather for an early season race. Low wind, good temperature and not a spot of rain in sight. I came 3rd in a time of 1.16.14. The event [...]

Today, I won my first race of the year. It was a 10 mile TT. My time was 22.37. Second place was Peter Weir 22.43 and Ian Greenstreet of Newbury RC came third in 22.45 The course H10/3 is fairly  new and this was the first open event, so maybe I can claim a course [...]