Happy Birthday TBL

For me this is a small milestone, as if you didn’t already know writing is something I struggle with, words don’t cooperate well with me and nor do how they fit beside one another. Strangely there’s something satisfying about writing and in my experience it’s helped me understand issues I’ve challenged being that of opinions or just goals I set my self and how I go about achieving them.

A huge thank you to everyone who has continued to follow this blog!

This is great opportunity to reminisce so here we have my favourite 9 posts (in no particular order/click the header to take you to the post)

RAPHA #FESTIVE500 – DAY 2

It’s my second year attempting the Festive 500 and I believe this year I was more apprehensive because I knew exactly how difficult it would be. With The Trans Continental ride in sight it was a good opportunity to stretch the routes out and get some long base miles in. Of course the weather was grim and at one point I ended up sliding on my arse but that didn’t effect the over all experience especially the day the lapel came through the post.

It’s the little things right?

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RIDE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT…FOR 4000 KILOMETRES

I look back at my experience racing and what brought me to signing up to the Trans Continental Race 2015.

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6 PHENOMENAL EXCUSES NOT TO CYCLE ANYWHERE (GENERAL)

One of my more sarcastic approaches to excuses put to me as to why people don’t cycle anywhere. A special thanks to internet doge for helping me with the post.

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BEALACH MOR SPORTIVE PART 2

One of the most incredible climbs I’ve done let alone sportives I’ve completed. Bealach Mor Sportive is one of the toughest in the country, the climb alone is enough to push anyone over the edge but the entire sportive is so worth it. The scenery incredible with munro’s never out of sight – without a doubt worth considering in the near future.

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10 REASONS WHY YOU PROBABLY WON’T START CYCLING TO WORK.

I’ve heard many reasons why people wont cycle to work, including experiencing torrential rain, getting hit headon by a car and experiencing crazy road rage, none of which have ever put me off. I take a look at the main reasons, again with the help of internet Doge.

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5 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD CYCLE TO WORK

I’m surprised I haven’t revisited this post to be honest. There isn’t a day that goes by where I observe angry impatient drivers sat in traffic as I breeze past them on my bike.

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YORK CRITERIUMÉ DU UNIVERSITÉ

My second race of the season and with a fantastic and surprising finish. Unfortunately this pretty much concluded that racing (of this nature) wasn’t for me – I though I might leave on a good note thus taking 2nd place!

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