Downs Loop (King Alfred’s Way – South Downs Way – Downs Link)
This is a varied and interesting bike-packing route taking in about 50km of each of King Alfred’s Way, the South Downs Way and the Downs Link. You can ride it as a loop or, as we did, link it up … Continued
King Alfred’s Way (2020)
Multi-day adventures are about the journey as much as the destination, none more so than the King Alfred’s Way as the journey takes you full circle back to the starting point. The trail was launched in 2020 and covers c.360km … Continued
South Downs Way, Extended Version (2020)
2020 has been the summer of staycations for us along with many others, so I was looking for some adventure closer to home. The ‘adventure on your doorstep’ variety rather than ‘adventure begins at the edge of your comfort zone’ … Continued
Riding The Ridgeway (2020)
Sunday 14 June marked the 90th day of my self-imposed lock-down after returning from South Africa (after the Cape Epic was cancelled, a whole different story), and 12 weeks since lock-down was officially started in the UK. It seemed like … Continued
Arêches Ski Touring (2020)
“Blue sky, untracked powder, no crowds.”. Steph’s description of her week skiing in Arêches last year sounded enticing, so when she suggested a visit back there this winter I was keen, as was our friend Martin. However, the start of … Continued
Timber Trail 2019
“The number one multi day adventure ride in New Zealand, this 85km ride traverses some of New Zealand’s most diverse and fascinating environments.” So reads the tagline of the Timber Trail website (link here), but does it live up to … Continued
Haute Route Alps 2019
Geneva August 2017. After 7 stages, many tears and lots of physio tape holding up various bits of my body I swore I would never do another 7 day Haute Route again. However, in March the offer of a free … Continued
Swiss Epic 2019
Back in Switzerland for my second Swiss Epic and the 6th edition of the race. After 5 races all ending in Zermatt, this year the race moved east to the Graubünden region of Switzerland with a start in Davos, stops … Continued
Haute Route Norway (2019)
A year or so after our last trip to Stavanger, Lillian and I were back, this time to ride the Haute Route Norway as the two representatives from Eco Team Ne Jetez Plus. Thursday afternoon saw us settle down to … Continued
MB Race 2019
Billed as “The Toughest Mountain Bike Race in the World” and taking place beside Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in Europe, the MB Race does not lack for superlatives. But are those deserved, and what is it like to race? … Continued