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    Sharing my story at RCC
    Paul Berney
    • Aug 3, 2018
    • 5 min

    Sharing my story at RCC

    My Top 6 tips for multi-day rides
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    Recovery Week - Harder than training?
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 22, 2018
    • 3 min

    Recovery Week - Harder than training?

    I understand the basic principles at play here: overload, followed by rest and recovery leading to adaptation. But the actual business of...
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    Wrap up - Numbers, Kit & Moments
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 12, 2018
    • 2 min

    Wrap up - Numbers, Kit & Moments

    I went for a short ride yesterday afternoon in the sun with fellow Lanterne Mark. It was great to catch up and ride my bike without...
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    The Day After - It's Called a Heart
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 11, 2018
    • 2 min

    The Day After - It's Called a Heart

    I tried hard throughout this blog to capture the literal and metaphorical ups and downs of the ride. I tried to be as honest and open as...
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    Day 15 Part 2 - Ashford to London - World in my Eyes
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 10, 2018
    • 1 min

    Day 15 Part 2 - Ashford to London - World in my Eyes

    I don't need words. Just pictures. I have finished. 1,588km. All to get back to my best friend. #WLRCC #Rapha #RCC
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    Day 15 Part 1 - Ashford to London - Behind the Wheel
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    Day 15 Part 1 - Ashford to London - Behind the Wheel

    Listen if it's good enough for Chris Froome it's good enough for me. I feel absolutely no shame in telling you I have been following a...
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    Day 14 Part 2 - Dover to Ashford - Master and (not) Servant *
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 10, 2018
    • 2 min

    Day 14 Part 2 - Dover to Ashford - Master and (not) Servant *

    *Yes I cheated again I had to re-set my mind to ride on the left as I got off the boat and try and work my way through the maze that is...
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    Day 14 Part 1 - Roubaix to Dunkirk - Strangelove
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 9, 2018
    • 2 min

    Day 14 Part 1 - Roubaix to Dunkirk - Strangelove

    I finally reached the coast and the ferry port to head home to England
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    Day 13 - Brussels to Roubaix - Nothing to Fear
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 8, 2018
    • 3 min

    Day 13 - Brussels to Roubaix - Nothing to Fear

    Today was the first time in two weeks I've had a clock on me. I had somewhere to be in two hours time and I was on it. My legs felt...
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    Day 12 Brussels Rest Day - Now This is Fun
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Day 12 Brussels Rest Day - Now This is Fun

    Having hit 1200km yesterday in 11 days, I felt like I deserved a day off without it affecting my daily average. Plus and perhaps more...
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    Day 11 - Marche-en-Femenne to Brussels - Black Celebration
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 6, 2018
    • 3 min

    Day 11 - Marche-en-Femenne to Brussels - Black Celebration

    "I would tell you about the things they put me through, The pain I've been subjected to" Depeche Mode - Walking in my Shoes 'Good...
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    Back catalogue - Speak and Spell
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    Back catalogue - Speak and Spell

    30 years ago when I was a student I went to Avignon to play in the curtain raiser match before a Great Britain v's France rugby league...
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    Day 10 - Luxembourg City to Marche-en-Femenne - Reach Out and Touch Faith*
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 5, 2018
    • 4 min

    Day 10 - Luxembourg City to Marche-en-Femenne - Reach Out and Touch Faith*

    I've got this. I don’t need faith. I know it. I've got this. Belgium threw everything it has at me and I won. 1600m of climbing, road...
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    Day 9 Saarbrücken to Luxembourg City - Everything Counts in Large Amounts
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 4, 2018
    • 4 min

    Day 9 Saarbrücken to Luxembourg City - Everything Counts in Large Amounts

    Well it makes bugger all difference what I write today because no one is going to read it. We will all still be happy in the afterglow of...
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    Day 8 Langatte to Saarbrücken - Get The Balance Right
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 3, 2018
    • 4 min

    Day 8 Langatte to Saarbrücken - Get The Balance Right

    I had planned today to keep to the revised plan of another shorter recovery day. That means that to keep to schedule I will need 3 big...
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    Day 7 - Saverne to Langatte  - New Life
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Day 7 - Saverne to Langatte  - New Life

    The Festive 500 is a joint challenge set by Strava and Rapha to ride 500km between Christmas eve and new year's eve. In completing it...
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    Hidden Track - Precious*
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 2, 2018
    • 1 min

    Hidden Track - Precious*

    That's me riding a bike in Hong Kong (I know, flash right?). And in the background is my elder daughter Eleanor. That's appropriate...
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    Day 6 Colmar to Saverne - A Policy of Truth
    Paul Berney
    • Jul 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    Day 6 Colmar to Saverne - A Policy of Truth

    How many of you reading this would know if I had 'cheated' and changed the route? None, is my guess. Unless there's someone out there...
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    Day 5 Basel to Colmar - Just Can't Get Enough *
    Paul Berney
    • Jun 30, 2018
    • 3 min

    Day 5 Basel to Colmar - Just Can't Get Enough *

    Today was supposed to be a rest day, but I woke up feeling good and eager to move on from a city where a small coffee and croissant cost...
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    A collection of B sides
    Paul Berney
    • Jun 29, 2018
    • 2 min

    A collection of B sides

    I was asked by a friendly reader to include the things I've missed out on the blog, that I have shared in messages. So in no particular...
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