A Girls' Cycling Compendium

quiet rides. j.

I’m not sure how to begin to explain what the Saturday race was like – I’m still trying to digest everything we saw! 110k, 80% off road, 397...

Jac's been on holiday. She calls it racing but we think it's just an excuse for an early tan... ;) After last year’s mixed success a...

Sunshiney rides and ice creams, get 'em in while you can. Vikki

Isn't it odd? Its bright and should be warm but its cold. But the trails are dry and the roadies are out in force. I went on my first ...

blissful weekend after blissful weekend. south. north. more north. common denominator? good friends. onwards, into summer... j.

A Scottish Minx writes... Because it’s been so snowy up this way over the last few months, it’s been kind of difficult to get out for any bi...

I am learning to be patient with my knee. On the wise advice of a friend I'm not getting frustrated by the hills I have to either avoid ...

Been a bad few weeks and my legs are twitching, not in a good way. On the face of it starting a "proper" job that entailed being i...

I did a LDWA (Long Distance Walk Association) Challenge today, the 18 mile Two Crosses event. As part of my marathon training I entered as...

Fi writes: Two substantial things have happened since I last blogged. Firstly, I went to Sierra Nevada for a week of gravity-loving, cactus-...

Cheated by the weather forecast, we struck forth for the Dales regardless. Friends of easy company, skinny tyres and grubby bar tape, a brac...

who needs enemies when you have friends who will take you out on a 'rolling' 3 hour road ride in the first spring storm of the year ...

The book said 30 minutes and 3 spanners worth of difficulty. 3 days and 3 bike shop visits later to buy various missing or mangled bits and ...

i'm sure i've written before about not being a natural climber, but just to recap: i'm not one. however, i've been living in...

This little Minx is going to Sierra Nevada tomorrow morning for a week of dry dusty trails, swimming in the pool, chatting with mates and ru...

They only slept a few hours in 7 days. They trekked, mountain biked (at one point 13.5hrs non stop), the kayaked in freezing seas, trudged o...

it's coming. won't be long now. but it's still not quite as warm as it looks. yet. j.

I have to share. My boyfriend is racing for Team Helly Hansen Prunesco in Patagonia in the 10 day non-stop multi-sport expedition adventure ...

Last Sunday was the last of the Brass Monkeys winter Enduro series and the first time I have actually had a roast dinner during a race! The ...