Blog chums, forgive me for the long silence. Since getting back from the Hebrides a lot has happened, and I’ve chronicled very little of it. It’s been something of a period of introspection, with the rigours of life sapping any spare...
Category: Day rides
On the Tour de Manc: Greater Manchester’s pre-eminent cyclosportive
What is it? The Tour de Manc is a challenging cyclosportive born and bred in Greater Manchester, taking in some of the region’s most stunning (and fearsome) terrain with a host of local touches and a wonderfully friendly, home-grown vibe. Launched...
May 7, 2018
On a mid-winter forest holiday by National Cycle Network route 7
In the week before Christmas, my then other half had the utterly inspired idea to get away from all the pre-festive nonsense and booked us into a luxurious Scottish log cabin on the banks of Loch Lubnaig, between Callander and Strathyre,...
January 27, 2018