Rides in New Places

The Stwlan Dam climb is on a road closed to cars. We lifted our bikes over the gate and then went through the kissing-gate. The road is used by the odd car from the electricity company but that is the only traffic you will meet. This road leads up to the dam way up in the hills above the village of Tanygrisiau.

I've been wanting to have a play on a velodrome for awhile, especially after going to the World Championships last year. I did have...

Birmingham to Maastricht At the start of the year we came up with a plan to visit Cologne for a beer festival and combine it...

I think it's becoming obvious that I like to set myself a challenge and see what I can do with a bike. It started...

I spent a few days up in North Wales recently, cycling over the Easter holiday. The plan was to do a few rides and...

  Last Saturday I set off at 5 am to do another 200km Audax, this time from Tewkesbury, heading westwards before going down to Chepstow,...

It's been brought to my attention that I've neglected to write-up my experience of cycling in France this Summer. Something I shall attempt to...

Working in education, I’m often stuck with having only school breaks to take my holidays in and October half-term was one of the last...