Happiest outdoors, I'm a cyclist, a runner and a triathlete.
After our adventures around the Outer Hebrides we really wanted to visit Scotland again and this time with more flexibility to stay where we wanted to along the way. With lightweight camping kit packed up we were ready to go. Day 1 - Ardrossan Harbour to South Arran Day 2 - South Arran to Coulaghailtro... Continue Reading →
Last time I'd raced was summer 2019 when I'd got the 40 points I needed to secure my Cat. 2 race licence, what an amazing year of racing that was! Lots more on 2019 races here. My team mate Lucy Crookston persuaded me to enter the National Championships, it was close to home so I... Continue Reading →
Over the last 2-3 years our women's team has gone from strength to strength. The opening of Leicester Cycle Circuit catalysed this, we started off riding there on dark winter evenings when we didn't feel safe riding on the roads. We soon had a core of 4-5 riders but this has since doubled thanks to... Continue Reading →
I always need a goal, I love training but I need something to work towards, the goal that gets you out the door when you just want to relax at home, that same goal that allows you to turn yourself inside out when you just want to ride easy. In recent years my goals have... Continue Reading →
Up before 5am can only mean one thing - a couple of days away with Mum adventuring! We travelled up to Fell Foot at the bottom of Lake Windermere and parked in the National Trust carpark before resuming the motorist to cyclist transformation 🙂 Sustrans really find the best routes away from the traffic, we... Continue Reading →
The Leicester Castle Classic brought a weekend of racing to Leicester last weekend, the elite race on the Sunday is the penultimate race in this year's British Cycling Road Series with 120 of the fastest riders in the country competing. The elite race is a varied and exhilarating race around the narrow cobbled streets surrounding... Continue Reading →
Bertie's World 