I’m super stoked to say that in 2018 I’ll be riding in the blue black and hot pink colours of Les Filles Queen of the Mountains Racing Team! It’s almost 2 years to the day since I pinned on my first ever race number(5th of October 2015) , and over those 2 years, Les Filles […]
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The End of 2017, Sunlight and Mist.
Yesterday was my final road race of the 2017 Season. My second full season of bike racing. It finished at the summit of Beachy Head at the end of the 7th ascent of the long brutal climb, as part of the final stage of the Women’s Tour of Sussex. After a 76km flat stage one (20th, […]
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5 Things I Learned from Crystal Palace Crits
Another Tuesday night, and another empty space in my week where Crystal Palace Crits used to be. When I started this blog I decided that I wasn’t going to fill it with a bunch of ‘then they did this and I did that and this happened’ style race reports; not that I was never going […]
Race Report: Bedford 3 Day – Day 3
Today I woke and thought ‘how lovely, I only have one race to do’. Before then groaning and trying to do as much packing/cooking/cleaning of teeth as I could from a sitting position. Today was the final day of the Bedford 3 Day. See Day 1 and Day 2 for previous context/info. Stage 5 was […]
Race Report: Bedford 3 Day – Day 2
Day 2 of Bedford 3 Day today (see here for more on the race, and Day 1 report). Today was the Team Time Trial of just under 10km, and the longest road race of 80km. The TTT course was largely flat, with the odd kick, a bit of a descent, and a few short corners. […]
Seven Great Things They Don’t Tell You About Bike Racing.
This bit of text was originally written in 2016 for London Women’s Racing before I was a committee member, with the aim of encouraging other first-timers into the league. While there are a host of great articles giving you advice on the technique and skills sides of things, and often training events and sessions with clubs where […]