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The Tour de France 2011 is coming..

This Tuesday sees the presentation in Paris of the route for the Tour de France 2011. I fancy the idea of watching a stage of the TdF live at some point. And next year is my 40th – perfect opportunity for … Continue reading →

It’s time to draw a line in the sand

I’ve been thinking about this for a while, but the recent news that Alberto Contador has tested positive for Clenbuterol has polarised my thoughts. It’s about time professional cycling cleaned up it’s act. And by that I mean totally clean. … Continue reading →

A full rainbow

Out this mornig for a steady loop with Special Dave. Special because he rides a Specialized, of course!!! We were nearly home and got caught in a light shower, which produced this. It was too big to photograph so I … Continue reading →

Cycling Commute & Cooking Cacciatore

I had to ‘peg it’ home tonight – that’s Yorkshire for go as fast as I can!! I was charged with cooking dinner whilst Nikki took the girls to swimming lessons. My instructions came from here and this was the … Continue reading →

Thursday morning commute

Its getting darker out there kids… stay safe!! The time it takes to ride to work is mostly affected by traffic lights. Whenever I ride, I always want to set a quick time, aim to beat my personal best etc. … Continue reading →

Running when I can’t ride

Nikki remined me last night that we have parents evening today. So I need to be home early tonight. I don’t live in a spralling metopolis where bikes are faster than cars. I can’t do early on my bike, it … Continue reading →

Did I flat spot?

Headed out for a quick ride tonight about 5pm. I hadn’t eaten anything since about 10.30am. I shouldn’t be surprised but I got about 7 miles out and started to fell dizzy. Runners call it hitting the wall, cyclists call … Continue reading →

Sunday Night Quickie!

We got back from our weekend at the Mother-in-Law’s in Cheltenham earlier than expected. As we were approaching Doncaster on the motorway, Nikki said “You’ll have time for a quick ride”. Well, you don’t have to tell me twice!! So, … Continue reading →

How many hits?

In the early stages of Curesam.com, I have been putting a few posts on a week. I have been using it as a learning process really. The full site is still being worked on by the developers and they are … Continue reading →

Pump it up

A new chapter began this morning in the book of Curesam. Chapter 2 will be called Pumps. Our diabetic nurse Anne Ince came to visit us to go over Samuel’s options if he wants to go down the pump route. … Continue reading →