Writing occasionally about cycling
https://videopress.com/v/l3W4ILJe?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Well, its over. A premature end but still one hell of an adventure. There's a lot to digest and now isn't the time for a proper write-up, but Team Less Cargo played a blinder. It was great.
When we fall off the horse, we plan a big ride and climb back on...
A few notes on recent rides and some annoying failures. Some human, some technical. Benjamin Allen's March Madness, 01/03/25 A much harder ride than it looked on paper. 100km across the Welsh Marches, with 1400m of climbing. There were a couple of really stinky climbs and the general terrain in those parts is distinctly Devonian …
A customisable schedule for LEL
As I'm having another crack at LEL, I'm going to try to keep a ride diary of sorts. Don't think it'll be amusing. It's mainly to keep a note of what worked, what didn't, what went well and what went horribly, catastrophically, OH MY GOD IT'S EATING MY LEG, wrong. If you're a fellow long-haul …
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I last rode London-Edinburgh-London back in 2013. I was younger, slightly lighter and considerably less experienced than I am now. Nine years later I'm riding it again. Hopefully there will be fewer mistakes than last time, and I made a lot. The LEL website explains everything except why. Last time round I staggered over the …
Well Chuffed Cycling 