Okay, so the plan is written, the bike is ready and your kit is packed – time for a day off right? Kind of!… If you’re used to riding...
Racing is all about getting your head into the right space. Many riders therefore find it useful to have at least some key bits of...
So the time for panic is over! The thing is, at this point, you can only make certain adjustments anyway. You should concern yourself...
One week to go before that big race. It’s a landmark in time when you’re preparing for something that you care about, something that...
Trial [noun] 1. the act of trying, testing, or putting to the proof. 2. test; proof. Tribulation [noun] 1. a cause of distress 2. a state...
The third round of the Bedgebury “Summer” (ahem) Short Course XC Series took place on Saturday. Most lists of things-to-do-on-rainy-days...
“Mountain Mayhem” is the jewel in the British 24hour racing crown. It’s had many sponsors over the years and was originally known as the...
I looked back at some pictures of me training in the winter the other day and they seemed a million miles away from the dry dusty trails...
Could this be the best race ever? In many ways it was. Did I win? Not even close! Did I learn anything? A little. But, did I push myself...
Sitting in the middle of the front row on the start was the most uncomfortable I’ve ever felt in a domestic race. I have no idea why –...
“If you want to get faster, you have to race [and train] with faster riders.” My friends words had echoed in my head through the mass...
I watched in silence as the lad rolled up to the edge and flicked his back wheel round to set up for the drop, for what may have been the...
Steep! Thank the gods that the new hill was only a short one because after a couple of hundred riders had scrubbed the top layer off the...
“Going playing in the woods, that’s what I say – I’m going on a training ride, but to me it’s just playing in the woods. Living where I...
Maybe we take our daily routine for granted, or maybe the grass really is greener on the other side. Either way, I know that when it...
“What’s the new bike like?” “How much training have you done?” “What races are you doing this summer?” These are the bike racing world’s...
It’s 1am and after a fairly fashionable night in Islington, I’m weaving in between taxis and partygoers, racing the number 19 to Finsbury...
Everything went quiet and slowed down as I took off, flying through the air I sensed everything was about to get interesting! I’d been...
The raven surveyed his wintery landscape from atop coffin tor, above Dartmeet, where the East Dart meets the West, deep in the heart of...