July 2005

3 Parks Challenge

July 24, 2005
3 Parks Challenge

I was supposed to be doing the London to Cambridge bike ride this morning. I got up at 6.30 ready to cycle the 25 miles across London to reach the start. Found I had a flippin p*n**ure so was late setting off, and then it started pissing it down and my motivation started flagging and [...]

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Bachelorette Lifestyle

July 23, 2005
Bachelorette Lifestyle

The good thing about living alone is that you get to perform your cycle maintenance in the front room. Today I had Peryl upside down on the living room rug while I cleaned her bits and pieces with cucumber facial wipes. I then got to watch Lance winning the time trial stage while sitting on [...]

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New Tyres for Peryl

July 15, 2005
New Tyres for Peryl

I’ve just taken Peryl in for a bit of a service, her gears aren’t changing too well and no amount of fiddling by me is making much difference. The guy at BikeFix reckons that brake cable has been used for the rear mech instead of gear cable so he is going to change it for [...]

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Amazing Women Cyclists

July 15, 2005
Amazing Women Cyclists

I’ve just been faced with a question of whether there has ever been any women riders in the main Tour de France. I think there has been a single woman but I can’t find any proof – please send me a comment if you know. Anyway while searching for great female cyclists I came across [...]

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Explosions in London Centre

July 7, 2005
Explosions in London Centre

Terrible, terrible day for London. Explosions were spreading across the centre as I approached UCL. Most of the chaos had already hit before I cycled through the centre so there was an unusual number of dazed commuters trying to navigate the streets. I’m glad, given the circumstances that I didn’t curse the folk wandering into [...]

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London Sight Seer Audax

July 6, 2005
London Sight Seer Audax

Well, after my second long distance ride in a week I can say that I am well and truly knackered. I got home this evening after a 75 mile day trip and was so tired that I sat on the loo and remained there for the next 30 mins just taking refuge. It was my [...]

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London to Oxford

July 3, 2005
London to Oxford

I did my first challenge ride today, I joined a group of about 2000 to do the London to Oxford bike ride. It is a charity ride organised by Bike Events, www.bike-events.com, most people are sponsored but you can pay your entry fee and join in for fun and sport.   I found it to [...]

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Tour de France

July 2, 2005
Tour de France

I’m going to be glued to the Tour for the next 3 weeks, I have my C+ wall chart ready to record the highs and lows. It’s Lance Armstrongs final Tour before retiring and I want to support this inspirational guy. Anyway here are a good few links to keep an eye on the results: [...]

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