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By Verity Posted on 14/06/201711/07/2017

Transpyr – halfway through. 

Right now it’s about 32 degrees in the shade, and has been during each stage. Apparently it’s a heat wave, unusual for this time of year say the Spanish, and … Continue reading Transpyr – halfway through. 

Categories: Uncategorized
By Verity Posted on 09/06/201711/07/2017

It’s a long way.

It’s a long way to drive through France down to Roses in Spain, on the Mediterranean coast. We’ve still got another 3.5 hours to go. Then it’s a bloody long … Continue reading It’s a long way.

Categories: Uncategorized
ATG / Cytech sharing their knowledge
By Verity Posted on 03/03/201703/03/2017

Mountain Bike Leadership Workshop

Be it a guide, an instructor or a leader, I want to be one, and want to be one of the best out there – I have a lot of … Continue reading Mountain Bike Leadership Workshop

Categories: leadershipTags: BCCoaching, leadership, mountain biking, MTBLeadership, Plas y Brenin, women
By Verity Posted on 21/01/201721/01/2017

Leadership

As I gradually pull together the skills required for leading on a mountain bike, whether in a local playground or out on an exposed ridge at 800 metres above see level, many … Continue reading Leadership

Categories: General Comment, UncategorizedTags: leadership, mountain biking, navigation, outdoors, Snowdonia, Tryfan, women
By Verity Posted on 26/09/201611/07/2017

3 Peaks 2016

The start was well under way, I rode with the pack, mashing along at silly speeds, I think it might have been Mark Richmond, event organiser, next to me in … Continue reading 3 Peaks 2016

Categories: 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross, Cyclo-CrossTags: 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross, Brotherton Cycles, Cyclo-Cross, specialized, women
So happy to have finished.
By Verity Posted on 02/09/2016

End of the xc. Start of the cx.

Currently in Yorkshire, training hard, thinking about life up here. Harsh. Seasonal. Weathered. And such things. Last weekend was Matt Page’s XC Marathon Champs in Llandovery, more specifically the Crychan … Continue reading End of the xc. Start of the cx.

Categories: MTB XC, MTB XC National Championships
By Verity Posted on 20/06/201620/06/2016

Mountain Mayhem 24 hours 2016

Relative to previous years, Mayhem provided a surprisingly technical challenge, largely due to the preceeding week’s rain. It was certainly a torturous challenge to the legs, for when you weren’t … Continue reading Mountain Mayhem 24 hours 2016

Categories: General Comment, MTB XCTags: 24hour, 24hr, mountain biking, Mountain Mayhem, mtb xc, Twentyfourhours, women's cycling
By Verity Posted on 03/02/201620/07/2017

Coast to Coast – Way of the Roses

Finally done it, thought about for it for years, organising the logistics always put me off, not to mention finding someone to do it with. I never realised until last … Continue reading Coast to Coast – Way of the Roses

Categories: UncategorizedTags: Coast to coast, Crux Evo, cycling, cyclocross, specialized, Way of the Roses
By Verity Posted on 20/12/201520/07/2017

Cant stop eating.

Love this time of year, holiday time. It means I can wake up feeling like death from training and racing and NOT having to face the prospect of work. Having … Continue reading Cant stop eating.

Categories: Cyclo-Cross, General Comment
Sometimes we need a bit of needle and thread to hold ourseleves together.
By Verity Posted on 11/10/201520/07/2017

Being nosey and recovering.

Its been an unusual recovery period after the 3 Peaks cyclocross race. The Tuesday following it, I had surgery on my nose and thus spent the last 10 days on … Continue reading Being nosey and recovering.

Categories: General CommentTags: cyclocross, Rapha, recovery, women's cycling
The podium, 3 years in a row!
By Verity Posted on 27/09/201520/07/2017

3 Peaks Cyclocross, it was emotional.

Its all over, I didn’t think I was going to win today, then I suddenly came incredibly close to being able to do just that. I was beaten by an … Continue reading 3 Peaks Cyclocross, it was emotional.

Categories: 3 Peaks Cyclo-CrossTags: 3 Peaks Cyclo-Cross, Brotherton Cycles, cyclocross, specialized, women's cycling
My Steed, the Crux Evo
By Verity Posted on 22/09/201520/07/2017

Seasons Change

I’m stressed, I’m tired and I’m busy. Its all self-inflicted and wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m feeling alive, working towards my plans and goals. Seasons are changing, the … Continue reading Seasons Change

Categories: Cyclo-CrossTags: Crux Evo, cyclocross, specialized, women's cycling

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