April was a great riding month. The weather was near perfect. I am pretty pleased to do so many big rides after surviving my minor surgery and I am feeling about 95% recovered. Lots of great rides, not least of which were two big rides in the Jura mountains, notable for the for [...]
A big ride with Martin on some quiet , scenic roads.
After a slow start and a flat tire, my first day in shorts involved a challenging climb up the Saleve. If you look at the elevation chart below, you can see that we took the more gradual way up although it is quite steep [...]
Well, March had its ups and downs. The first 2/3 of the month I rode almost every day, and the mild weather allowed 8 big climbs - where I found lots of snow. The last 1/3 was less fun as minor surgery sidelined me. The active beginning of the month means [...]
My January results show exactly why I decided to set a silly challenge goal for this year.
Fourteen bike rides and four hikes (plus 6 days skiing) versus no cycling, one hike (and some skiing) last year. I knew that to reach my goal of 120,000 metres of ascent meant that I couldn’t take January [...]
It’s 2007 and time for a new challenge!
I really enjoyed 2006 for all the climbs I did. But the 10,000 km challenge of 2005 motivated me to get out more. So I will try and pull the best from each challenge.
In 2007, I will attempt to cycle 120,000 metres (about 400,000 feet) 160,000 metres (about [...]
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