The Fool’s Errand, in more ways than one…

This weekend I'm signed up for a local sportive in Hadlow, Kent: "The Fool's Errand: the joy of six" It's organised by a charity, Wide Horizons, who work to help provide adventure learning activities for children as part of their usual education.  Doing the long route (120km), it's hopefully going to be a good challenge …

Sportive review – Haywards Heath Howler 2017, Wiggle Super Series

Second sportive of the year and it was off to West Sussex for the Wiggle Super Series Haywards Heath Howler, organised by UK Cycling Events. I'd signed up for the Epic route, taking in 80 miles, although not as much climbing as the Kentish Killer last month. A traffic-free 45 minutes cross country drive over …

Preparation for the Howler

So I'm looking forward to the Wiggle Haywards Heath Howler sportive in Sussex this Sunday, especially if the weather keeps warming and brightening up! In preparation for this sportive, as well as a little turbo trainer on weekday mornings, I ventured outside last weekend and did one of my usual local routes, about 46 miles. This is …

Clean bike time

So I probably should've done this straight away after the Kentish Killer, but I just didn't have it in me. But today I bit the bullet and decided to clean the bike (2017 Giant TCR Advanced Pro 1), and it needed it! There are so many guides out there on how to clean your bike, …