A Girls' Cycling Compendium

In which the friends and riders of www.minx-girl.com diary their progress through training, racing and general pottering about on bikes.

Saturday, 31 January 2009

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I sometimes think that all cyclists secretly want to be couriers. It was my dream job before I started (it still is), and I've lost trac...
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Tuesday, 27 January 2009

My Dream Job

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Meet cycle courier Emily, our latest Minx blogger. Not only does she have my dream job she rather unhelpfully confirmed that it is in fact e...
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Sunday, 25 January 2009

Lakeland riding

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Some rides are just so lovely I almost have to pinch myself to make sure I'm not dreaming.  Vikki
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009

Durango

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There is the small matter of persuading my beloved that Durango, Colorado in September is the holiday of his dreams, and the matter of savin...
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Wednesday, 7 January 2009

New Minx alert!

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Say hello to Sarah Jane. As you'll gather she likes to ride downhill fast - winning the 661 mini downhill and placing second in the NPD ...
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Monday, 5 January 2009

Singlespeeds in the snow

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3 girls, 3 bikes, no gears, in the snow in the Peak District today. Top day! Need I say more? Vikki Climb originally uploaded by jumbly
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Wednesday, 31 December 2008

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I've had a bit of a duff year to be honest and I'm not that sorry to see the back of it, but what a fantastic last day it turned out...
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Sunday, 28 December 2008

Slack?

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Or just busy... Mull. A thoroughly enjoyable muddle of friends, fun, laughter, beauty, cakes, cocoa, bikes, trains, boats, skies, mud, pain,...
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Wednesday, 10 December 2008

brrr

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off to mull for a weekend of cross racing debauchery. could go either way... don't see that christmasy one very often :o) j.
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Tuesday, 2 December 2008

top ten winter survival tips

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one - rice pudding. hot homemade with jam for supper, cold from the tin for hasty pre-ride breakfast, as a chaser to lunchtime's cheese ...
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Monday, 1 December 2008

grit.

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november nearly over (late night posting!). not sorry to see the back of it, full as usual as it has been with it. chewing grit as autumn c...
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Friday, 21 November 2008

guilty pleasures

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i just realised that this week has been bookended by two 'guilty pleasures' rides. monday morning and friday afternoon. both involve...
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008

time off in lieu

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sunday, stanmer cross. this race and i are developing a history. it is traditional that i start it feeling like hell because it's on or ...
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Sunday, 9 November 2008

Where's my Mojo? :(

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I've been really unmotivated to ride for the last few weeks. I think it's got a lot to do with having spent a week in Italy with Riv...
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Wednesday, 5 November 2008

good times

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Anyone else permit themselves a small smile of excitement after listening to the news this morning? :o) Last night under this roof before pa...
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Sunday, 2 November 2008

Yay Susan!

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Congratulations to Susan who finished the NYC Marathon in 4h 41m! We are SO proud of you! On another note, I managed to find the information...
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Saturday, 1 November 2008

random acts of kindness

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Thank you to Martin who sent through a guide to Scottish country dancing this week (he also sent some Sport Beans but they didn't make i...
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008

ordinary world

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I don't think blogger publishes its posts with time stamps so, to clarify, it's 02.06 on, er, Wednesday, and I am w i d e awake than...
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Monday, 6 October 2008

stfu*

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I love racing at Thetford, it is my most favourite of racing places and Dusk til Dawn the one event I look forward to over any other. Partly...
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Friday, 3 October 2008

a rallying cry

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Minx first met Susan Greenwood when she called out of the blue because she'd won a the Netjetters travel writing competition for The Gu...
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