Reading Time: < 1 minuteSince last Friday I have really piled in the training (not), a club run, a gym session, some efforts on the turbo and some core work. Sensibly (unusual for me) I am getting back in to it slowly so as not to do myself in. In any case some work has been done and so […]
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Year: 2019
Manchester Regional Track League 15th No...
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSome people would say that racing on no training and with less than zero percent fitness is a silly thing to do. I would entirely agree with them but my reasoning on taking the plunge so soon is that I really enjoy the track league, it gives me a good focus over the winter and […]
Llanberis time!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHi All, if you want to give yourself a bit of extra motivation over the winter, why not put your name down for next years Llanberis weekend. 14th/15th March 2020, 100 miles Saturday, 85 miles Sunday. I expect the final costs to be between £80 and £90.. for this you’ll get.. Bag Transport to […]
Clocks go back this weekend 27th Oct!
Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’s that time of year again – so don’t forget this Sunday morning now will you? At 02:00 on the 27th October (early Sunday morning when you are fast asleep), the clocks will go back an hour! This is probably fine if you use a smart phone or computer as they’ll probably set themselves. Best […]
Pre workout mobilisation exercises
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere are a few exercises for you to do before you start your workout aimed at mobilising various joint and muscles. If you don’t have time to do them all focus on spinal and shoulder mobility and hip openers. The roll down. Great for spinal mobility from the neck and will also stretch the glutes […]
Claims for club standards & BAR qualifyi
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s that time of the Year again where you need to let me have your claims for medals / BAR trophies for the 2019 TT season. If you look on the WVCC website under “Club Info” – “Competition” you will find the rules explaining the BAR qualifying criteria and also a list of club standards […]
21st Sept Stretford Wheelers 25TT (and 1...
Reading Time: 7 minutesSaturday the 21st of September was the last Cheshire TT for a few of our club, namely Sam Taylor, Ali Stanway, Andy Milligan, Carol & Dan Robson, Dave Curran and myself. For me personally it was a welcome end to the season after racing since March and feeling pretty tired of late, so a final […]
Leo 30 mile TT – New Mens Competition Re
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter missing out on a ride at the National 25 due to cancellation in July I was keen to round out the season on a high. A quick look at the CTT events list unearthed the Leo 30 in Cambridge on the doorstep of some good friends who we’d not seen in a couple of years. After […]
Weaver Valley CC – Hill Climb 2019
Reading Time: 4 minutes It was hill climb time again this Sunday and this time we had already been through the loop, so things were a bit less stressful, only a bit mind! Yet again people came up trumps and we had all our helpers and Marshals lined up and ready to go. Quite a few new faces […]
How to cycle underneath a river
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf I hadn’t seen a Sustrans post about it, I’d never have known about it, but visiting the Newcastle area now and again, I had to check it out. It’s a tunnel you see, under the River Tyne, but not your usual, cars, buses and other motorised transport affair, this was built for pedestrians and […]
ToB and WVCC
Reading Time: 5 minutesIt’s been a great week thus far (and it’s only Wednesday) for the 2019 ToB, with the Green Jersey (for the overall leader of the race), swapping and changing. Facebook was busy with some vague plans for some who were interested to go and watch somewhere. I had plans just to cycle out to the […]
BDCA 100- the beating of the 4 hour barr...
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Sam Taylor BDCA 100 07/09/19 After doing my first 100 mile tt in July, I was keen to have another go at hopefully dipping under 4 hours and doing a 25mph ride, so Dave Fearon encouraged me to enter the BDCA event on the A100/4 course (on the A50 near Uttoxiter) which is known […]