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...

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...

"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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Long musical intro There's a thing in science called the Observer Effect. It basically asks if the act of observing something can...

Day 3 of my ride from Milan to London

When you spend so much time alone on the bike you have a lot of thinking time. Questions rattle through my head like, when will this hill...

I have a good mate in Lanterne Rouge called Mark who likes to remind everyone that 'outside of your comfort zone is where the magic...

It's was clear to me at the end of day 1 that one number will matter more than others on the trip: time in the saddle. I spent 9 hours on...

I've finally arrived in Milan. The Adventure starts tomorrow, so today I had time to scope out the Bianchi cafe and do some sightseeing. ...

On the bike (All Rapha): Brevet Lightweight Jersey Brevet Cargo Bib Shorts Brevet Insulated Jersey Brevet Base Layer Brevet Reflective...

I finally got around to riding the Infinito fully loaded on a short sail around the Warwickshire countryside in the sun. Although I am...