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.

Monday, 17 October 2011

Ouch!

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On Saturday, I headed down to Innerleithen with Katie and Gen to remind ourselves how to ride scary stuff after months of cross country and ...
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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Relentless

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Well, it was quite a weekend....quite a wet weekend that is! Chris and I arrived in Fort Bill on Saturday morning to the sound of rain patte...
Thursday, 6 October 2011

It could all end in tears

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There aren't any Scottish cross races on this weekend, so Chris and I had a wee think about what else we could do to keep us out of trou...
Sunday, 25 September 2011

It Must Be Time for Cross

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I'm not sure what it's like further south, but up here in Scotland, the leaves have well and truly turned and they're starting t...
Sunday, 18 September 2011

Cycling adventures of a small kind.

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I'd heard (at length) before my arrival about my goddaughter's new bike. "It's purple , Livvy" (said with great excite...
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Need some inspiration?

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I don't know about you, but I've got quite a few cycling heroes. They range from friends who've ridden in amazing places to frie...
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Sunday, 11 September 2011

Cycletta Bound

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Today the first of the Cycletta sportives takes place. I'm a bit gutted that I can't be there because no matter what theories I read...
Wednesday, 31 August 2011

one day...

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I know it seems like it was only yesterday, but Minx has been around for over seven years now. And we have some customers (although that see...
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Friday, 26 August 2011

utopia

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i went to basel last weekend for a spot of black forest riding. once the (hot and hard but ultimately worthwhile) riding was done i got to s...
Tuesday, 23 August 2011

Trans Wales Mk 6

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It was my 6th Trans Wales and the last one. Cue sobs and violins. This time, I was going with my fiance to have a holiday. We were racing so...
Monday, 22 August 2011

nihon go

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I've been learning Japanese. Taking lessons from Emma , a fellow bicycle rider. Somehow we have now cooked up a crazy plan to ride to Ja...
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Sunday, 21 August 2011

Riding and Spectating

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After my epic failed plan to spectate at the boyf's race down in Tenterden, I decided to do it properly for his race down in Brenchle...
Friday, 19 August 2011

The revenge of the cyclists

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I don't know about your companies, but my company, and many of my clients, have annual golf days. Which, as far as I can work out, invol...
Sunday, 14 August 2011

we went to sits and it was great

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or, how working an event can be lots of fun when you squeeze plenty of riding in, too. start by making the most of the journey. some peop...
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Saturday, 13 August 2011

is it OK to cry now?

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I have been a very bad blogger indeed this summer, in as much as I haven't... Not sadly because I've been living a high life that...
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Monday, 1 August 2011

no fuss endurance downhill

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even less happening on the racing front for me this summer, mostly brought about by a collision of apathy regarding done-it-all-before event...
Sunday, 31 July 2011

Cross Country Racing, eh?

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Although I've been having a bash at racing for a few years now, I've never actually done a proper cross country race...until today t...

Back in the saddle

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Vikki's post about taking the scenic route home reminded me of what I first liked about cycling : being able to travel under my own ste...
Wednesday, 27 July 2011

Hometime

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Taking the scenic route , a photo by jumbly on Flickr. Commute. Summer. Scenic route. Perfect. Vikki
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Tuesday, 19 July 2011

Motivational Slump

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After six months of being utterly focused on training towards the Marmotte, I'm feeling demotivated and struggling to get properly back ...
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