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November 3, 2011

South Downs Double

As I sit here some tens of thousands of feet above the earth, many miles from home, listening to Neil Young on the in flight entertainment system my sense of disbelief of the last 24 hours continues. The South Downs Double is, for those of us living due South in the UK, our mountain bike […]

November 3, 2009

Race Across The Alps

It was Ian, my good friend and coach, who, at the end of the race described watching me “peel back the mental layers” as I delved deeper and deeper to find the inner strength to finish what turned out to be the most rewarding and intoxicating blend of euphoria, fatigue, disbelief, belief, adrenaline, excitement, despair […]

November 3, 2008

7 long days on a single speed bike

It was the first 14% ascent 3 hours or so out from John O’Groats that brought the first pangs of doubt. “What had I started? How could I be so stupid?” John O’Groats to Lands End, unsupported, over 7 days, solo, on a single speed bike. The agony of that first climb that sent my […]

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