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    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 2 min

    Paternity Cycles

    Regular readers will know that I am one of those cyclists who has to fit time on the saddle within the universe that also contains family...
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    The couple that bikes together...
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    The couple that bikes together...

    Before I became a father and therefore a time-crunched cyclist it was just myself and my partner and a big part of a successful relations...
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    Happiness is Commuting
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Happiness is Commuting

    If you have read the page About Me on this page then you will know that I am what is known as a “time-poor” cyclist. Family takes priori...
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    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 3 min

    Cycling Catwalk

    Casting a critical eye over the pro-peleton fashion...
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    Sunrise Cycling
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 9 min

    Sunrise Cycling

    Sunrise Cycling – Preparation Apparently if you want to succeed in life then the key is to wake up at a god-forsaken time, preferably bef...
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    A hill too far...
    • Aug 2, 2018
    • 4 min

    A hill too far...

    A few weeks ago my partner decided to use the fact that she was on maternity leave to visit her family in Croatia for a few days with the...
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    London.  Stag Bike.
    • Jul 18, 2018
    • 5 min

    London. Stag Bike.

    I have just returned from yet another stag. Let me tell you, it is tough being such a popular guy. This time the stag weekend took plac...
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    Pack lighter, go faster
    • Nov 16, 2017
    • 3 min

    Pack lighter, go faster

    After university I spent a year travelling the world. I learned a lot along the way but the most important lesson was that of packing li...
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    Catching some live racing
    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 4 min

    Catching some live racing

    Needing a family break we decided to book a short trip to Barcelona. A chance to drink some beer, eat some tapas and probably most impor...
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    Curse this route
    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 4 min

    Curse this route

    In some of my other blogs you will have read that in general I like to cycle alone but that doesn’t mean that I don’t have friends, or in...
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    The Epics - Edinburgh to Aberdeen
    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 6 min

    The Epics - Edinburgh to Aberdeen

    I thought I would cover some routes in this blog that I have rode in Scotland to give you a flavour of some of the cycling we have here. ...
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    Living the cyclist dream in Mallorca
    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 8 min

    Living the cyclist dream in Mallorca

    As you will know from some of my previous blogs I recently spent some time on Mallorca on a vacation with the extended family. This isla...
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    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 4 min

    GT on TV

    In a bold move, this year each stage of the Tour de France was broadcast in its entirety. Now, I love cycling, both riding and watching ...
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    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 3 min

    Before you get out the door...

    I have already spoken about my post-cycle routine in another blog post, or rather what my ideal post-cycling routine would be, but here I...
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    • Nov 10, 2017
    • 3 min

    Strava - Friend of Foe?

    I once cycled up the Hebrides of Scotland with a friend. Nine days of epic cycling and good times. The scenery grew more beautiful as we w...
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    Hirsute you Sir
    • Oct 21, 2017
    • 4 min

    Hirsute you Sir

    I shave my legs. It feels good to finally say that in public. I might act coy about the fact that I shave my legs these days but truthf...
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    Cycling with Kids
    • Oct 21, 2017
    • 5 min

    Cycling with Kids

    As someone who has rediscovered the love of cycling in their late twenties and have benefited enormously from what it had brought to my l...
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    Post-Cycle Routine – What is yours?
    • Oct 21, 2017
    • 3 min

    Post-Cycle Routine – What is yours?

    The couch. This is where I want to be, preferably horizontally, as soon as I un-clip from my pedals after a cycle. Unfortunately my pos...
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    • Oct 15, 2017
    • 2 min

    The Track Stand – An Appreciation

    Fourteen junctions. Eight potentially red traffic lights. Stopping buses. And the number of times I un-clip and put a foot down on the fl
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