58 Next up was Mortirolo which averages an eye watering 12% and has featured in the Giro many times. It is not for the faint hearted or those who don’t have small enough gears on their bike and the latter includes me … Continue reading →

57 Stelvio….What a climb. If I had any illusions about how hard the previous days were in the saddle, Stelvio made them look easy. It is a 24km climb that doesn’t let up. At the bottom you have a sign telling … Continue reading →

56 We were staying in St Moritz for two nights and had planned a loop taking in the Gulia Pass and then onto the Albula Pass covering over 100km and 2500m of climbing. We had an easy 5km warm-up and … Continue reading →

55 The long anticipated trip is underway! We arrived into Milan on Saturday morning and our group of 15 from UK, US and NL headed up to Varenna on Lake Como to put the bikes together and enjoy the amazing … Continue reading →

54 Well the weekend didn’t begin as I had planned. As I went to leap out of bed (OK maybe not leap) I almost fainted with the pain that shot through my neck, back and shoulder. I certainly wasn’t expecting … Continue reading →

55 Being competitive has it’s downsides too so when my friend Marcus (awesome cyclist) told me there were limited places available for the Rollapaluza Urban Hill Climb  I went clicky click click click and entered myself taking the last spot in the … Continue reading →

53 What a weekend! I’m still grinning after a fantastic double win at The London Triathlon. The weekend kicked off with me doing the swim leg in the Celebrity sprint race having been teamed up with Cat from girl band … Continue reading →