Audaxes
Rapha Festive 500 2016 Roundel Opening
I completed the Rapha Festive 500 again between Christmas and New Year's Eve 2016. The challenge is to cycle 500km over 8 days during...
Audaxes
Rapha Festive 500 2016 – Getting it done
Completing the 2016 Rapha Festive 500
This Christmas, I set myself the challenge to complete the Rapha Festive 500 again. The challenge that Rapha set...
Sportives
As 2016 comes to a close…
At the start of the year after a lacklustre 2015 cycling-wise, I set myself the target of cycling 10,000 kilometres in 2016. As it...
Sportives
The Great Shakespeare Ride 2016 – 100 Miles
The Great Shakespeare Ride was the first sportive I ever did in my fledgling pre-lycra, pre-clippy shoes days. I remember it being very hard...
Sportives
Liege Bastogne Liege Challenge Sportive Review 2016
So three years ago now (time flies) I did the Paris-Roubaix Challenge which went well (sort of) and frankly it was time for another...
Sportives
Mad March Hare Sportive 2016
Last weekend I went out braving the cold to do the Mad March Hare sportive from Wythall, Birmingham. It's one I've wanted to do...
Sportives
John Perks Birthday Reliability Ride (CC Giro) – 14th February 2016
This Valentine's Day, having no other plans to worry about, I headed out to lovely Burton on Trent with Rich (his first event) to...
Sportives
Stratford CC Reliability Ride Review – 7th February 2016
After taking a year off last year because of rain, or more likely laziness I made the trip home from Birmingham to take part...