I take my hat off to anyone who rides the route of the Tour de France. I only know of one rider referenced as having ridden it on his own, with no support. It was in Paul Howard’s book, “Riding High”. At least, I presume this rider finished it. He was actually doing it the really hard way; camping. Continue reading
Nearly there, just one week to go (Until I leave for the Vendée, that is).
I’m slowly getting all the kit together. There’s only been one slight problem which has been resolved thanks to Zyro.co.uk, the importers of Altura panniers. A little while ago, I bought a Altura bar bag with the intention of using it on this trip. The trouble is that I no longer have the receipt and have never used it until now. It comes complete with a Map Flap which is sealed by the use of velcro strips which have come away from the plastic pocket. A quick phone call to them and they have very kindly agreed to put a new one in the post for me, at no charge. So, thanks again Zyro.co.uk. Continue reading
| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Tue, 9th Aug 2011 | 84 | 2:48:08 | Road | 29.7 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 11th Aug 2011 | 40 | 1:28:33 | Road | 26.6 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sat, 13th Aug 2011 | 84 | 2:46:45 | Road | 30.2 | Strava – Garmin |
207kms this week. I must admit that this week has been a bit busy, hence just 3 rides, with just 10 days left for my Big Ride. Continue reading
| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Mon, 11th Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:23:06 | Road | 27.1 | Strava – Garmin |
| Wed, 13th Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:21:57 | Road | 27.3 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 14th Jul 2011 | 84 | 2:50:50 | Road | 29.5 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 15th Jul 2011 | 40 | 1:18:07 | Road | 30.2 | Strava – Garmin |
Start of another week with a ride to Bewl Water and back (to Eastbourne) under beautiful blue skies. It was a nice ride but needed a couple of gels along the way to help with energy. Continue reading
| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Mon, 4th Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:10:24 | Road | 29.1 | Strava – Garmin |
| Tue, 5th Jul 2011 | 39 | 1:27:19 | Road | 27.0 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 7th Jul 2011 | 39 | 1:28:46 | Road | 26.8 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 8th Jul 2011 | 39 | 1:17:43 | Road | 30.4 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 10th Jul 2011 | 83 | 2:47:09 | Road | 30.1 | Strava – Garmin |
The weather just keeps improving at the moment. Maybe, I shouldn’t talk too soon. With very slight SE winds, this morning, I decided to go out and do the Rye ride again. It was really nice to have a bike that doesn’t creak any more, after changing the pedals to an old set. Obviously, the bearing are on their way out. Continue reading
| Date | Kms | Time | Type | Avg Speed (KPH) | Links |
| Mon, 27th Jun 2011 | 91 | 3:47:39 | Road | 24.2 | Strava – Garmin |
| Tue, 28th Jun 2011 | 40 | 1:22:47 | Road | 28.5 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 30th Jun 2011 | 72 | 2:29:06 | Road | 29.1 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 1st Jul 2011 | 92 | 3:22:09 | Road | 27.4 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 3rd Jul 2011 | 87 | 3:09:37 | Road | 27.6 | Strava – Garmin |
It was a beautiful day on Monday, with very little wind, for once. With temperatures in the high 20s, Toby Field and I had rode to Bewl Water and back. Extra water had to be purchased at Wadhurst due to the excessive heat but all in all, this was a great ride. Continue reading
Firstly, here are the numbers:
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Links |
| Tue, 26th Apr 2011 | 25 | 1:22:10 | Road | 17.9 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 29th Apr 2011 | 57 | 3:23:41 | Road | 16.9 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 1st May 2011 | 57 | 3:09:01 | Road | 18.2 | Strava – Garmin |
There was no riding for me on Easter Monday. This was due to family commitments and recovering from the efforts of the previous day’s Tour of the Weald. Continue reading
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Links |
| Tue, 19th Apr 2011 | 25 | 1:34:03 | Road | 16.4 | Strava – Garmin |
| Thu, 21st Apr 2011 | 25 | 1:36:01 | Road | 16.0 | Strava – Garmin |
| Fri, 22nd Apr 2011 | 64 | 3:40:12 | Road | 17.5 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sun, 24th Apr 2011 | 65 | 3:29:04 | Road | 18.7 | Strava – Garmin |
After Sunday’s Sportive, my legs were quite tired and so I took a day off. Unfortunately, I didn’t really load up that well on Carbs which showed on Tuesday’s Brighton commute. Continue reading
| Date | Miles | Time | Type | Avg Speed (MPH) | Links |
| Fri, 1st Apr 2011 | 32 | 2:08:39 | Road | 15.3 | Strava – Garmin |
| Sat, 2nd Apr 2011 | 20 | 1:09:34 | Road | 18 | Garmin |
| Sun, 3rd Apr 2011 | 85 | 4:55:07 | Road | 17.4 | Strava – Garmin |
Working 10hrs a day with a 2hr commute each way doesn’t leave much time for training. My day off this week was friday, which coincided nicely with the start of the #30daysofbiking. Continue reading
Tour de France or bust 