A bear on a tricycle 

So I had a little ride to get through on the Sunday before the Queen’s Jubilee. Because of the early start, there were no trains and I...

Ride London Surrey was a bugger for a big bear like me. Over 4,000 ft of climbing through the Surrey Hills with two major, one medium and...

This year, I am not riding for a charity place. I am riding for the fun of it, but it doesn’t mean I am not asking for a favour. Two...

In case you haven’t noticed, I don’t like training. I loathe training. Ever since I was a young cub, stomping around cold, miserable...

So the first training rides have come and gone and so have my legs. It is one thing to ride 28 miles three days a week to work and back...

Two years ago, I found myself back in Ride London. A bang on the head made me click the enter button and somehow I won a ballot place....

I headed out In a good mood. First time back on the carbon, tuned and oiled, the previous day had been one of sunshine and warmth...

The wind was still the devil’s what not and I was puzzling where to go. As I said, the trick is to make your return easier.

Wind Bloody wind Believe me I can get ruder when it comes to wind. Wind is not just coming from the Devil’s arse, it is the arse itself.

What possessed me? What in all that is in the heavens persuaded me to click on that lozenge that said Register?

This was it, the big one, Ride London. The one for all the swearing, the knee and back aches, the one for all the mileage and mechanicals.

Sometimes you wonder whether it is a wise idea to listen to that little voice inside your head. You know the one that whispers: 'You need to

The first time I went up Leith Hill was one of the most nerve-wracking anticipations ever. Of all the hills on Ride London, this was the...

The first time you do a long distance, there is always the fear that you have taken too much on. Can you do it? Can you pass the 30, 40...

When I was a small cub, your bicycle was your passport to freedom. No longer did you have to rely on your parents to get to the library...

When I first did Ride London, I tried to think of routes to do to keep myself interested. As I’ve said before, doing laps round Richmond...

Coughing and a-spluttering, death waiting at the door, a cold is never fun for the cyclist. No matter how much vitamin C you push down...

Taking advantage of not only the extra bank holidays but also the warm weather - shorts!! - I decided to head back into London and extend...

In 2015, I hadn’t ridden up Box Hill in some 29 years, so there I was on an early Friday morning, where I’d usually be getting ready to...

The first time I span out to Windsor was back in 2015. I had done a couple of fairly long rides but hadn’t broken the 40 miles. The thing...