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Category: General Comment

Getting the miles in.
By Verity Posted on 26/02/201827/02/2018

I’m doing Cape Epic

What a winter so far, it continues to be cold, very cold or cold and wet or cold and snowy. Thankfully, the nights are getting noticeably lighter and my mood … Continue reading I’m doing Cape Epic

Categories: General Comment, MTB XC
End of Transpyr
By Verity Posted on 20/06/201711/07/2017

End of Transpyr

It’s all over. Quite an experience, certainly nothing like I expected! When Adel Tyson-Bloor mentioned this, I initially thought this event was an enduro stage event not a full on … Continue reading End of Transpyr

Categories: General Comment, Uncategorized
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 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 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
Group riding
By Verity Posted on 19/08/201520/07/2017

A typical day on the Tour

More from Mel about her TDF experiences. A day in the life…. I can’t tell you what it’s like to ride the Tour as a pro, but I can provide … Continue reading A typical day on the Tour

Categories: General CommentTags: Cure Leukaemia, Geoff Thomas, Le Tour, TDF One Day Ahead, women's cycling
By Verity Posted on 30/07/201520/07/2017

Leadership. Mel’s insight into her Tour De France experience

She’s back from the land of cheese, wine and duck. The Tour continues to consume her thoughts, she denies this, I see it.. Here’s some insight into some of Mel’s experiences. … Continue reading Leadership. Mel’s insight into her Tour De France experience

Categories: General CommentTags: Cure Leukaemia, Geoff Thomas, Le Tour, tour de france, women's cycling
By Verity Posted on 24/07/201520/07/2017

Good Friends

Summer is in full swing, as is my diary. I can’t keep up. Planning, unplanning. I’m heading out to Paris in a bit – Business Class – that was a … Continue reading Good Friends

Categories: General Comment, MTB XC National ChampionshipsTags: cycling, Geoff Thomas, Lance Armstrong, mountain biking
The rideable climb, when no-one's in the way, you can ride up around the final steps, no bike carry.
By Verity Posted on 01/07/201520/07/2017

Queen Victoria Cross and such

Its been a while, busy I guess. The Lance thing was a long time ago now, seems like that never happened, though I will never forget descending flat out for … Continue reading Queen Victoria Cross and such

Categories: General CommentTags: Brotherton Cycles, hadleigh farm, mountain biking, mtb xc, women's cycling
Haydon forever in Lance's shadow...
By Verity Posted on 07/06/201520/07/2017

A weekend with Lance Armstrong Part 2

Its interesting reading some of the comments on social media, for and against LA, and some people whom I know personally just don’t know what to think. To me, it doesn’t … Continue reading A weekend with Lance Armstrong Part 2

Categories: General CommentTags: Aspen, Cure Leukaemia, cycling, Geoff Thomas, Lance Armstrong, Leadville 100, TDF One Day Ahead, women's cycling
The group at the top of the Ruedi Reservoir Climb.
By Verity Posted on 02/06/201520/07/2017

A weekend with Lance Armstrong

As mentioned in my last blog post, I’m getting to know Geoff Thomas and learning about his mission to raise £1million for Cure Leukaemia. Well I’m sleep deprived and my body … Continue reading A weekend with Lance Armstrong

Categories: General Comment, Training CampTags: Aspen, Cure Leukaemia, Geoff Thomas, Lance Armstrong, Le Tour, specialized, Sportive, tour de france, women's cycling

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