A Girls' Cycling Compendium

I used to be a super keen sportive cyclist - over 150 miles a week, sportives most weekends in the summer, the odd European sportive and lot...

Why does it take so much longer to get fitness back than it takes to lose it in the first place? Last September (before the latest of my...

It's official! I'm fixed and I'm allowed to ride my bike again - both on and, more importantly, off-road. My shoulder's ...

My last follow up visit with my shoulder surgeon left me with very mixed emotions.  The positive…he was relatively happy with how my shou...

And where on earth did this one go? Again I find myself asking what I've done with this year (aside from the obvious of breaking mysel...

On Friday evening I had begun writing a blog about what a great year of riding I've had so far….adventures in new places, bimbles in...

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...