It’s time for a big of a winge, I’m afraid.
Cycling certainly isn’t a mainstream sport, and it probably never will be. I can’t imagine 45,000 beer drinking hooligans congregating on a saturday afternoon to watch a bunch of skinny lads in lycra riding bicycles up and down hills. It’s not to say there’s anything [...]
One thing is for sure, you can’t mention the name of Lance Armstrong to a cyclist without getting a response. Rarely does anyone sit on the fence when it comes to the man they simply call, “The Boss”. Even non cyclists usually know who Armstrong is, despite cycling not being a mainstream sport.
To [...]
Happy re-birthday to me
As corny and American as it sounds – today is the 5th of July, the day I refer to as my “re-birthday”.
Why?
It’s 2 years to the day, the day after my 32nd birthday, that I discovered the ominous lump in a place you’d not wish to discover an ominous [...]
As some of you may know, Kerry’s Pinnacle was stolen by some low life scum whilst on a recovery ride a few weeks ago. With a bit of luck, Kerry’s crash will have weakened the frame and criminal is now walking around in a cast. However, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. [...]
UPDATE: After re-reading this post, it appears very much as though Kerry couldn’t have made it around the course in the time she did without me. This isn’t the case – and I don’t want people thinking that. Kerry has natural athletic ability, and would have got a good time around the course with or [...]
After a restless night due to some demonic snoring (Pete) in the Youth Hostel, we got on the bikes for the final, and shortest day in the saddle. With aching legs and a sore arse, I gently lowered myself into the saddle for the short ride into Melrose town centre for breakfast. Keeping with the [...]
Day 2 arrived and I woke up at what felt like 3 hours before I’d gone to sleep. I felt slightly hungover, and my legs were certainly worse for wear. Kerry was still fast asleep, but I could hear talking downstairs. There was sad news.
2 of the girls, Catherine and Laura, would be dropping [...]
I’ve never been one for touring. In my head, touring conjures up images of skinny steel bikes made out of Reynolds 753 tubing, awful looking Brooks saddles and bags, sandals, woolly knee high socks and clothing that went out of fashion with flares (the first time round). The mere thought of it makes me shudder. [...]
Looking back, I can’t seem to find where I wrote my targets for 2010. I know one target was a 100 mile sportive (which I’ve already done), another was the Mountain Time Trial, and another was a time on a 10 mile TT – which was either a sub 25 minute or a sub 24 [...]
Another racer in the family…
Usually, this blog is entirely about me. That’s the way it should be. I’m the 22 Stone Cyclist, and this blog is called the 22 Stone Cyclist, after all. But this post is about someone you’ve all heard a fair bit about recently – my fiancee, Kerry.
Kerry took up [...]
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