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Posts about cycling and mountain biking from the perspective of an older cyclist. And with some posts about running and parkrun.

101 Miles Done, 1099 to Go!

March 7, 2011 by Clive Leave a Comment

The last few weeks have been horrible weather here but I’ve managed to ride my mountain bike on a few occasions and cover a few miles for my Cycle Challenge 2011.

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Cycle Challenge for 2011

February 1, 2011 by Clive 1 Comment

In my last post about motivation for cycling, I talked about a cycling diary or spreadsheet where I would track how many miles I cycled. Since then, I’ve had a think on this and decided to set myself the challenge of cycling 1200 miles over the year.

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Motivation for Cycling

January 17, 2011 by Clive 2 Comments

At this time of year, despite my Five Tips for Winter Cycling article, motivation for riding can, how shall I put this, be less than optimal round here. Luckily, this year I’ve devised a plan to cope with this.

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A Life Without Limits by Chrissie Wellington

I have to confess that I didn’t know anything about Chrissie Wellington, the four-times Ironman World Champion, before reading this book. But, what a story!

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Great British Bike Rides

This is a great book for discovering rides and planning cycle trips in the UK. It describes 40 fantastic road routes from Southern England to Scotland. It’s one of my favourite books.

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South West Mountain Biking – Quantocks, Exmoor, Dartmoor

South West Mountain Biking is a brilliant little book that describes 26 mountain bike rides, between 10 km and 30 km, in Dartmoor, Exmoor and the Quantock Hills

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Cycling Days Out: South East England

This is an attractively designed and well thought-out book with a wealth of information about leisure cycling routes in the south east of England, including Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire.

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South East Mountain Biking: North & South Downs

A compact and nicely designed guide to some of the best off-road mountain biking routes in the South East of England.

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