It’s a tradition that dates back many years – nearly 50 I think – and is held every August in a different location over the course of a week. Around 500 members […]
The CTC ‘Birthday’ Rides: Moreton-in-Marsh
Coming Soon: The CyclingEurope.org Podcast…
Dordogne: The Velocast Podcast
A few weeks ago, as the Tour de France made its way across the French countryside, I had the opportunity of visiting the Dordogne region of France courtesy of the organisers of […]
Yorkshire… And Cambridgeshire(!) Day: LIVE
12:33am: Talk went very well. Good crowd of 30ish. It’s been a long day. Another two hours until home… Goodnight from Leicester Forest East. 5:55pm: Bicycles and… err… cows: 5:45pm: Business on […]
Spain To Norway: The Road.cc Verdict
Don’t believe any author, actor, painter, candlestick-maker… who says they don’t read their reviews. Of course they do. They then just deny it so as to sound self-deprecating. However, perhaps because of […]
‘Sportive’: The Linguistics, The Ride…
Updated 31/7/17 – Scroll to bottom for a few notes about ‘audax’ On the day of perhaps Britain’s largest and most well-known sportive – the Prudential Ride London – a few reflections […]
The Double Tragedy Of The Transcontinental Race
Here’s a sad tale. The Transcontinental Race is described as follows: “Race from Flanders to Istanbul via checkpoints at some of cycling’s most iconic locations and Europe’s historic landmarks. The route you […]
In Praise Of… Warmshowers (2)
I joined Warmshowers – the cycle touring community’s accommodation sharing website – over 7 years ago but after finishing my last long trip in 2015 and moving up to Yorkshire, things went […]
The Cycle Touring Festival: Regional Gatherings
I’ve just spotted this on the Cycle Touring Festival twitter feed… Over to you Laura! Regional Gatherings [Read the original post here] The best thing about the Cycle Touring Festival is the […]
Crossing Europe On A Bike Called… Maggie?
Hang on! Isn’t this my territory???? There I was thinking I had cornered the market in crossing Europe on a bike called anything – I’ve done it three times don’t you know […]
“An inspiration To Me And… Other Cycle Tourists”
I have spent much of my time in the last few months marketing the new book, Spain to Norway on a Bike Called Reggie (there I go again…), and, perhaps as a […]
The Cycling Films Of Barry Godin
When posting this morning’s video about the snail on his little adventure across my back yard towards the bin (I haven’t seen him since by the way so he could have made […]
