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Wishing I was skinny

Listening to the Boo Radleys this evening and recovering from today’s ride. Was out for about four hours although I ended up spending some time in a cycle shop, De Ver Cycles in Streatham, where I put down the deposit … Continue reading

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Just sit back and relax…

This headline is fast becoming my climbing motto as I discover a technique that suits me best for the mountains, which still fill me with a certain amount of fear at this stage. Ideally I’d like to get out to … Continue reading

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January done and all is well

Following Ron from etape.org.uk‘s advice I made sure that at the end of Janaury I could do a reasonable and attainable goal for this stage in the training. So on Tuesday I made the most of my day off during … Continue reading

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