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Invisible

Cyclists tend to think we are impossible to ignore. Reality begs to differ. Studies of road crashes show that drivers simply don’t see us until it’s too late.

The Weird Challenge of Riding with No Flat Roads

It’s a weird statistic. For the first 4 months of 2026, I’ve ridden 3,950km. That isn’t a lot. But I’ve climbed about 87,000 metres. I started my training slowly, after taking several months off. I

The Challenge

Why this is more than just a ride

Life, lemons and lemonade

Life happens. Work, family, responsibilities — these are our priorities, and rightly so. Training, fuelling, recovering, sleeping: we are not professionals, sometimes they have to take a back seat. Th

An Easter 500. Storm Dave, Flapwiches, and a Confession.

There's a well-known cycling challenge to ride 500km between Christmas and New Year. I had every intention of doing it this year. As it turned out, I was rather busy (I spent New Year's Day running up

The Art and Science of Endurance (For Me, At Least)

Endurance for me sits between art, science and life. This is how I train, find balance and prepare for a purpose greater than performance.

Visualising!

The last Kilometre

Training & Ramadan - Finding the right balance...

This year, Ramadan felt different—not in a spiritual sense, but in a practical one. It was more challenging because my training schedule had to fit around iftars, prayers, and charity activities. At

10,000 m Everesting in a thunderstorm… perfect prep for Europe!

Good day all, At the beginning of this year, I committed to one of the biggest challenges I have ever taken on, both physically and mentally. I committed to be part of the CycleAgainstCancer mission,