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The last two weeks of racing, training and getting soaked.

So over the last two weeks I have been soaked through and through around about seven times. That’s a whole week of practically underwater cycling! None the less I still managed to bash out plenty of...

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Hillingdon GP

Been a while since the last blog post. Here goes. Today was the Hillingdon GP, a National A Circuit race with no less than three UCI Continental teams racing. With 56 laps of the one mile circuit, it...

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New Team. New Bike. New Year. Same Rider.

After a jam packed year racing with Pendragon-Le Col- Colnago, taking me all over the UK, on TV and even to Europe for races the team sadly folded at the end of August leaving me with the job of...

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Bring me back some Speculoos…

Right. It’s been nearly a year. And I’ve decided to run my blog properly and continuously on pain of a harsh telling off…from myself. The main reason being that I’ll be moving to Ghent, Belgium in...

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Man Down!

I got knocked off my bike today on the way to the shops in Colliers Wood. Minding my own business. Tootling along. Then. BLAM. A car. In my face. Swerve. Deck. Ow. All I wanted was some tasty yoghurt....

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New bike from Deutschland !

Recently I found myself with out a bike to race on in 2013, I had a few frames but still needed a new groupset and components. So I came to the logical conclusion of trying to find a bike that would...

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Majorca Training Camp 2013

Hi guys and girls! A short, mostly picture based post about my time in majorca. I left the UK on the 14th of January, just as the snow hit, with the intention of staying for ‘only’ three weeks but due...

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Safety in British Cycling.

On Sunday 3rd March 2013 I travelled to South gloucestershire to race the Severn Bridge Road Race. My first road race of the year. I arrived and signed on with an old teammate of mine, Junior...

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Peter Young Memorial Road Race

Rain. Something I like to race in. But not train in. When it’s cold and wet I never get bothered. I get extra motivation when I hear people complaining about the weather before a race. And I never get...

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Canyon V-Drome / Track Racing!

A week or so ago, I discovered a crack in my beloved Canyon Ultimate AL. Caused from (I think) hitting the most colossal pot hole in the Roy Thame Cup in March. Luckily as the frame is a beast, it...

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SERRL Summer Series 18

After a week off my bike, as ordered by my new coach and teammate Chris McNamara I was feeling skeptical as to how yesterday’s race would pan out. Hoping to of recovered somewhat from my efforts...

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2013.

I figured I couldn’t sum my season up in 140 characters… So, after talking with my coach and team manager we have decided that it’s best to quit while I’m ahead. Stopping my season with some good form,...

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It’s not always about racing.

I love riding my bike. Whether it’s a quick trip to the shops, a late roller session, a freezing winter ride, Richmond Park laps or Tuesday Palace. Anything on two wheels. I’m happy. Free. Sometimes...

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Pain.

Pain. Riding with or in pain is something that ALL cyclists deal with. At some point in every ride, something, somewhere will hurt. People have various ways to deal with this, stretching, stopping,...

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Forcing the athlete out of me at Athlete Lab…

As an Elite cyclist finding the motivation for hard interval training can be difficult – I’d prefer to be riding on the road somewhere spending hours and hours riding away. But ultimately these long...

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“In the event of an emergency, please assume the bracing position”

2014 has been a turbulent season to say the very least. After finishing last year on a high with maintaining my Elite license with ease, winning a fair few races, bunched with some other decent results...

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NEWS! BIG! NEWS!

So what do we think? Do I look pretty in pink? I have found a new home. For a while there I felt like a stray. Abandoned in some bins. The future not looking bright. But now, the horizons are very...

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