LEJOG 28th May to 6th June 2015 Carl asked me if I would join him and 3 others on a ride from Lands End to John-O-Groats. It was to be part of his celebrations for his 50th birthday. Having had a couple of health scares, stents in 2012 and then AF and an ablation in […]
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Spectacular Cycling from the Club Din...
Mark and I were fortunate enough to win the prize donated by Paul Simpson for the club dinner, spectacularcycling – http://www.spectacularvilla.eu/. The prize included 3 nights bed and breakfast at Paul’s villa in Beniarrés, 2 days bike hire, transfers to/from Alicante. We decided to extend the stay by an extra night and secure two additional […]
In search of Peter Sagan
Inspired by the Boddington’s canal advert and 60s tv series White Horses, we decided to visit the (now triple) world champion’s home country and set off to do a small tour of Slovenia, putting off the hilly bit by starting from Venice. The bikes arrived safely in their cardboard boxes, courtesy of Easyjet and the […]
Picos de Europa cycle tour May 2016
Bikes aren’t just training tools for battering each other with. They are a fantastic mode of transport for exploring new environments. So, after a shortish tour around Lyon and the Vercors region of France last year, Ann and I decided to make a trip to the spectacular Picos de Europa mountains in northern Spain. A […]
Alan Kemp in Cambodia
Fantastic day today at a rural Cambodian village with the fantastic team at Tuc tuc theatre. Managed to power the whole film for the village youngsters via the rear wheel turning the alternator to supply the power to the wide screen and sound system . Unbelievably hot on a sit up and beg bike having […]