Pre-Covid, I was a weekend lycra warrior. I’d suit up, have a big breakfast, stuff my pockets with food, bidons with fluids and be regularly out on my bike before 09:00 for a 3 or 4 hour cycle most weekends. Post-Covid, working from home through to retirement I moved to more regular weekday cycles. When the weather is behaving I’ll be out on my bike for a short cycle most days. I settled on a familiar cycle route that I’ve now got very used to - here are the stats; Distance

I recently bought a new cycling helmet from Amazon - here's my quick review. Let's start with my affliction - a huge head. It's as big as the moon. This is me... Here's the helmet. You can find it on Amazon here - https://amzn.to/4oqGgoy And here is how I look in it. It fits nicely and has a little more space if I need it. Straps are comfortable, and the netting at the front helps keep the flies off my head. That's about it. I did buy this attachment for the back - it's a red

I could see the dogs larking around in the road maybe 250 metres ahead of me. They spotted the red frame of the bike and locked onto it like a charging bull. They were soon up to speed, sprinting towards me as I grappled with the weight of my touring bags while turning back the way I’d come. Thankfully, I already had a good tailwind behind me and, after an initial 50 metres of wondering whether I’d make it or not, I was soon accelerating away from them. They continued the cha

Between 2007 and 2014, I cycled large sections of the North Sea Cycle Route (EV1) with my children, camping across Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium and the UK. These trips were the first phase of what became a lifelong cycle touring journey. I’ve a distinct memory of cycling down a steep winding road in Oslo with two of my kids. All was good until they decided to race each other fuelled by Haribo, and were soon out of sight. They are in their 20s now. At the

Overview of cycling in France along the Velo France Routes and into Belgium and Netherlands along the Meuse Cycle Route