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Paul Berney
Jun 11, 20184 min read
Club Mix 2018
WLRCC members gather for the Sunday Social rides in Warwick town square Over the course of 14 days on the Adventure (I am calling it that...
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Paul Berney
Jun 3, 20183 min read
It's new bike day!
I have crossed that point that many cyclists get to I'm sure - I have spent more on a bike than on a car. Specifically more on my bike...
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Paul Berney
May 20, 20183 min read
Travel tests my training schedule
April was a pretty good month for my training, in fact the furthest I had ridden in a month according to Strava at 1361km. I was really...
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Paul Berney
Apr 28, 20182 min read
Pain and punishment in the Valleys
Just before his 13 birthday, my younger son Michael and I completed the Coast to Coast ride from Whitehaven to Tynemouth (225km) in four...
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Paul Berney
Apr 28, 20181 min read
Bad news - good news
"Are you sitting down?" asked Tim from Lutterworth Cycle Centre. "I've got bad news. There isn't a single 61cm Intenso left in Europe....
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Paul Berney
Apr 24, 20182 min read
WRLCC on tour in Mallorca
Apart from being a brilliant trip with club mates I learned three key things over a four day drip to the cycling mecca of Puerto...
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Paul Berney
Apr 18, 20181 min read
Off to Mallorca!
Last August I joined Warwick Lanterne Rouge Cycle Club. After 10 years of riding around mostly on my own I decided that I needed to join...
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Paul Berney
Apr 17, 20181 min read
Rapha say "Yes!"
Well this makes me excited all over again. I met with Aleda Fitzpatrick of Rapha Cycle Club today by chance at the Clubhouse in soho. I...
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Paul Berney
Apr 6, 20182 min read
Choosing the bike: pragmatism before romance
Considering the dream had been to pick up a new Bianchi at the factory and ride it home, I have already dropped two parts of that story....
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Paul Berney
Apr 2, 20181 min read
Bianchi say "No"
Well that was quick. Frazer Hare the Bianchi UK sales rep asked head office if I could start my ride from their gates. They refused point...
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Paul Berney
Mar 5, 20181 min read
Talking to Bianchi
This whole thing was brought to life by a Facebook advert from Bianchi advertising demo rides. I requested rides twice, but got no reply...
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Paul Berney
Mar 3, 20181 min read
The Start and Finish points
Well the start is obvious at the Bianchi factory or at least nearby in the Factory Outlet store. The finish is also obvious to me. I am...
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Paul Berney
Mar 2, 20182 min read
Picking the Route
Stating the obvious, this will be a long ride home. Bianchi is located in Treviglio, near Milan in Northern Italy. Whatever route I...
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Paul Berney
Mar 1, 20183 min read
Why I am Riding the Long Way Home?
Almost 20 years ago I visited the Ferrari factory and museum in Modena, just north of Bologna. You can’t actually get into the factory of...
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