Forest’Cime 2018
Every time we drive to Geneva we see signs for the autoroute to Oyannax and have been intrigued by the name. This year we finally got to visit as the Forest’Cime, a 3-stage cycling event, started and ended there. In … Continued
In the Land of the Hammer (Norway 2018)
Fjords and sprinters (Thor Hushovd, Alexander Kristoff…) were the two things that came to mind when I thought of Norway. And oil. We got all three on our trip there as well as great company and five days of blue … Continued
GiroSardegna 2018
Blue skies, empty roads and fast racing welcomed us in this year’s GiroSardegna, a stage race on the Italian island of Sardinia. Stage 1 As this was my first trip to Italy for several years I had decided to learn … Continued
Mark and Lillian’s Haute Route Alps
The Haute Route is different things to different people. For some, a challenge of a lifetime, climbing up cols that they had only seen on TV, for others a chance to experience the ups and downs of a mountainous stage … Continued
Haute Route – One Week to Go
September 2016. We both started work again (albeit in a new and better job for me) after a year cycling in some incredible places. For both of us, our year off culminated in a multiday cycling challenge at the end … Continued
Summer Cycling Pics (2017)
A few cool photos from this year’s cycling trips and events. Summer for us started early with a January trip to New Zealand. It was mainly to see Lillian’s brother’s family, but we also took our bikes. Here we are … Continued
Granfondo Mont Ventoux 2017
If one of the qualities of intelligent life is the ability to learn from past experiences, then the Grandfondo Mont Ventoux would call into question any claims I have to be considered as such. Why was I back again, toiling … Continued
Winter (Spring?) in the Alps
2017 was a bad season for snow in the Alps. However, it had some advantages. At the time of my trip in the last week of March, the fresh grass in the valleys was beautiful, there were fewer people than normal skiing … Continued
The X Files (Lessons learned in my first season of racing cyclo-cross)
This is a chronicle of my journey through the London X League races in Q3 2016 and transformation from cyclo-cross newbie to proto-cross rider, along with the lessons I learned along the way. Race 1: Sumners Pond It was exciting … Continued
Haute Route Pyrenees 2016
This was a fantastic experience and one of the best bike rides I have done. With seven days of back to back racing it crossed 19 Pyrenean cols and took us through beautiful rolling countryside and spectacular mountain scenery. Whilst … Continued