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 […]
Make your own chamois cream!
I work as a freelancer, and I go to different races around the country each week. Because of this, I’m always facing new challenges, situations and tasks, I don’t have much of a routine, and one day is rarely the same as the next. I obviously like this, but it also makes me crave small […]
Race Report: The Lincoln Grand Prix
One week ago I raced my first National Series level race. You can read the official race report from British Cycling here, it includes info and pics of all kinda of exciting things, like the people who actually won. This isn’t a race report so much as a ‘Wot I Learned’ post, keeping track of […]
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. […]
Race Report: Bedford 3 Day – Day 1
This year the Bedford 3 Day celebrates its 25th birthday, reportedly making it the oldest women’s stage race in the UK. 3 Days of racing encompassing 5 stages. This year that’s: a prologue ITT of 2.73km followed by a 50.4km road race on Day 1; a team TT of 10km followed by a road race […]
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The Surprising Silence of Winning
One of the things about learning to race bikes is that (at the beginning, at least) winning stuff is actually kinda rare, definitely once you get past the novice races into strong 3/4 and e1234 fields. It’s such a combination of tactics, strength and teamwork, that if just one of those things doesn’t line up, it […]