Tag Archives: puncture
First race of the new season: same shoddy luck
I was hoping to be able to write something along the lines of “Went OK today, didn’t quite finish in the points but managed to stay up in the bunch” but sadly, and possibly predictably, it didn’t go according to … Continue reading
Posted in Road Racing
Tagged Chertsey, Merckx, MOD circuit, puncture, Quinetiq, racing, rain, Surrey League
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Lost in the Surrey Hills
New year means new resolutions to train more and get in shape. So it was no massive surprise to find about 25 Londond Dynamo riders huddled on one side of Hampton Court Bridge for the Sunday club ride, the first … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged "hunger knock", "power output", "Sunday ride", "the bonk", Box Hill, climbing, club ride, Leith Hill, Peaslake, puncture, Surrey Hills, training
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The ride before Christmas
I couldn’t let myself reach Christmas without getting out into the Surrey Hills for the Sunday club ride so, on Christmas Eve, I dragged myself out of bed and down to Hampton Court Bridge to take a measure of my … Continue reading
Posted in Training
Tagged "mountain bike", "Ranmoor Hill", "Whitedown Vale", Box Hill, club ride, Cobham, Cyclefit, Dorking, energy, Esher, feeding, fitness, flat, flint, frame, Leith Hill, Merckx, puncture, Rapha, sale, Surrey Hills, training, weight, winter
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