A Girls' Cycling Compendium

I did it! Last weekend I got a race head on again for the first time since my crash last year. Of course when I say I got a race head on...

6 or 7 years ago I read Spanish Steps by Tim Moore, where Tim Moore tells the tale of his walk along the Camino de Santiago with a donkey...

I now have a weekly cycling opportunity... hurrah! The timing isn't perfect (3-5pm on Fridays) but that was the only time the child mind...

The last month or so has seen progress in leaps and bounds. I can now remember conversations I had 5 minutes ago, don't wobble and b...

It's official! I'm an accident area! Little Miss Bump! I don't do it on purpose and I think I'm actually an alright bike r...

Since having our baby in October last year, cycling has been in short supply. Lack of sleep resulting in no enthusiasm for turbo training in...

Okay, I confess. I've been feeling pretty sorry for myself over the last few months. Firstly came the realisation that this is the las...

The last few months have seen their fair share of ups and downs...    The freakish cold weather meant that most of the trails around he...

Yesterday saw round 2 of the Innerleithen Innerduro series and we were lucky enough to wake up to blue skies. After a week of little or no r...

A year and a half after my big crash, I finally had to have 2 damaged teeth removed...right before my first race back at Innerleithen since ...

Today's commute was a bit different to normal... Lots of friendly toots, waves and thumbs up from drivers. A couple of cars ev...

Yesterday we got word that the Scottish Cyclocross Champs was cancelled because of poor weather and course conditions, so that meant an unex...

  It's 2 months since I got home from the Trans Provence and it's been a funny 2 months. 6 weeks off the bike with my hand and ...

  Just over 2 weeks ago I flew out to France to ride in this year's Trans Provence . For those who don't know (or haven't hea...

My new bike turned up today, a few weeks earlier than expected. So my plan to take it easy today went out the window as the boys took ...

That's what Chris told me last weekend. But I can't not panic. Anyone who knows me will know that I'm a panicker and a worrier. ...

I've kept this one pretty quite this year to avoid my nerves getting the better of me, but it's now too close to keep quiet much ...

  Last weekend I discovered that the ribs I'd broken when racing in Chamonix weren't quite ready for mountain biking. However, th...