From Col du Granon Walk
From Last long training ride ... the Fred Whitton Challenge de Staveley
From l'Etape du Tour Route
From Scorchio through the Trough of Bowland and on up Kingsdale and down Dentdale
From Country Fest at Crooklands
From Cornish BMC International Meet
From Gowan Bridge - Open at Last!
From Yorkshire One Peak
From The Boss is Away, and Chocolates Away.

Col du Granon Walk

Wednesday, 12th July 2017

As part of the efforts to get acclimatised ready for the Etape du Tour – we had a great medium length walk with Steve, Sandra, Laetitia, and Zac from the 2413m high Col du Granon.

Last long training ride … the Fred Whitton Challenge de Staveley

Monday, 3rd July 2017

The Etape du Tour is just around the corner. So with tapering of training efforts in mind to give legs every chance to fully recover the weekend saw the last big training effort, the Fred Whitton Challenge. The Fred Whitton is a circuit of the Lakes that takes in all of the major mountain passes …

l’Etape du Tour Route

Friday, 30th June 2017

It’s the ultimate amateur cycling challenge – riding a stage of the Tour de France during the Tour de France and under race conditions. Yep, it’s the one and only l’Etape du Tour. The official route map and time schedule have been published for the 2017 l’Etape do Tour. It’s a very long ride with …

Scorchio through the Trough of Bowland and on up Kingsdale and down Dentdale

Wednesday, 21st June 2017

Yesterday was super scorchio (hot). Apparently it’s some kind of record (since 1976) for the number of days where temperatures have reached 30°C in England! So maybe it wasn’t the best day to go for a massive cycle ride? But training for l’Etape du Tour continues, and it may well be super hot in the …

Country Fest at Crooklands

Sunday, 4th June 2017

Last night there was another terror attack in London. The terrorists want to disrupt our way of life, but we won’t let that happen. In a small part of the north west of England, very far away from any thoughts of terrorism, a very traditional British summer festival takes place – the Country Fest at …

Cornish BMC International Meet

Tuesday, 23rd May 2017

I just attended my fifth BMC International Meet, and my third in Cornwall based at the Climbers’ Club Count House hut. These meets are an amazing opportunity for over thirty climbers from all over the world to come to the UK to sample some of what makes our world class traditional climbing so special. Plus …