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27 March 2024 – Sa Calobra with Oliver, take 2
Ever since last year’s trip to Mallorca and Oliver’s first attempt at the Sa Calobra climb, he has been keen to come back and try it again. This time he set himself the challenge to become one of the … Continue reading
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23 January 2024 – Port de Bernia
Colette and I settled on the Costa Blanca as our winter cycling destination this year, and chose the Cap Negret at Altea as our hotel. We had been there once before in 2017, but it has been refurbished since, … Continue reading
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29 December 2023 – Bowbeat wind farm
With a good looking forecast for the 29th, Colette and I decided to head out for a bike ride. Oliver suggested we join him for a gravel ride up to Bowbeat wind farm, and Colette was keen, as it … Continue reading
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10 December 2023 – Cardrona gravel loop
A few months ago, while having a coffee at the No 1 coffee shop in Innerleithen, I was leafing through the shop’s copy of “Great British Gravel Rides”, when I came upon a quite short route starting right there … Continue reading
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12 September 2023 – Newcastleton and Tinnis Hill
With a spot of nice weather in the forecast, it looked like a good time to go and bag another one of Simon Warren’s top Scottish climbs. This time, Tinnis Hill, starting from Newcastleton. When planning the route, I … Continue reading
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03 September 2023 – Tushielaw to Tibbie Shiels
When the day of Oliver’s first sportive ride approached (the Tour of the Borders), we were keen to go and support him somewhere along the route. With the roads being closed to normal traffic, there weren’t all that many … Continue reading
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5 June 2023 – Dyfi forest
As we haven’t been doing any rides worth talking about recently, I thought I’d go back to last month, when we were on holiday in Aberdovey, Wales. It was a bit of a family gathering, and Oliver and Kirsty … Continue reading
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07 May 2023 – The Bealach na ba!
It’s the summer of 1972 and I’m in the back seat of a black Austin along with my brother, sister and dog. My Dad is driving us the final few miles to our holiday destination near Applecross, while my … Continue reading
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07 April 2023 – Kelso – Hownam loop with “gravel” sections
Today’s ride was based on the exploration of a stretch of road that has intrigued us for a number of years, and now we finally got a chance to ride it. Initially, I envisaged it as a narrow minor … Continue reading
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20 March 2023 – Sa Calobra with Oliver
Just over 6 months ago, our eldest son Oliver started asking to borrow bikes to do some cycling as part of a fitness / weight loss drive. Keeping track of his rides on Strava, it didn’t take long for … Continue reading
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