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Before you can break out, you must break in.  So I cycled down to Fortis Hill into a pig of a wind with matching rain.  Then it was a case of retracing my steps back to Puckeridge via Brookmans Park and Watton.  And still it … more ->

Needed this one to get Super Randonneur 2016 recognition.  I started from Dunmow at 11:00 on Saturday.  A not too rapid westerly ride into the wind until Reed (40kms).  Then east to Harwich Docks, via Clare (156kms).  This bit was worth waiting for as the … more ->

Got the routesheet and prepared a GPS of it.  From that I made it less than a forty-five miler.  Then the route was further abridged on the day as there had been some flooding.  So the 50 miler turned out to be about 38 miles.  … more ->

Never did find out who Alan Furley iswas, but took myself down to High Beech (south of Reading) where I met up with Alex & John.  This was for a 106kms loop in the countryside around Newbury.  Et quelle horreurs – I got a puncture.  … more ->

This event had been a target for me and for Peter Bloomfield. Sadly, Peter was unable to take part due to having broken his collar-bone. We had entered the 170km XXL version on the grounds that it would be better to fail at that rather … more ->

Down to Bethersden for the San Fairy Ann CC 300 starting at 02:00.  Soon we were "flying" southeast towards Sandgate where we turned and "flew" west along the coast.  There was no wind and it wasn’t cold until we crossed the marshes at about 04:00 … more ->

I started soon after 08:30 and before long it was raining.  With some confusion with the route, and the route markers, I got to Tewin and started to retrace my steps when I came across someone in the same state of confusion as myself (and … more ->

Did this as a Helper’s Ride after the main event.  Met up with Alex after 10km and we remained together until the thought of domestic duties made him stop as we passed nearby his house (140kms).  It took a bit longer than I expected but … more ->

After a sleepless Friday night in a Macclesfield hotel, I got up at 04:00 and left at 05:00 for an 06:00 start two miles away.  A wind assisted journey through Prees, Newtown (migraine), Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells to Llandovery at 228kms.  Was watching the storm … more ->

The day started off with a stiff breeze and dark clouds but that didn’t put off the people who wanted to do our 100k Audax so… 8 wheelers set off from Allenburys at 09:30 heading through Ware, Hertford, north around Stevenage then east through Barkway … more ->