The winter cyclist

Prompted by an excellent read of: Pedals & Pain Blog I figured I’d add my own take on things. Winter……. the time when cyclists do one of three things, leave the bike alone until March, ride in all conditions known to man (and ensure we let everyone know about it) or retire to the turbo shed….

Season review

At the beginning of the year I had no intention of doing any racing, but figuring it was now or never I decided to have a go at some circuit / road racing. I’ve not committed fully to it this year and once I got going I haven’t raced as much as I’d liked but…

Mallory Park – Calf went bang

So after 2 races at Mallory Park, Thursday night was the 3rd and final 4th cat only race. It’s not been an ideal week with my son having chicken pox but I felt like I could take advantage of what I’d learned in the last two races and bring home some good points. In the…

Getting closer – Mallory Park Race 3

After a solid performance last week at Mallory I arrived at the circuit confident and more clued up on what it takes to be at the sharp end. The plan this week was to stay in the top 20 all the way but be switched on for the last few laps so I could contest…

Race one – CRASH!

Before the storm Saturday was race day, with my bike fixed (in a fashion) I arrived at the Darley Moor race circuit a bit nervous but keen to get stuck in. Despite only riding once this week I knew my fitness was good so it was just going to be a case of getting experience…