103 Day 1: After having a day out with illness I was hoping to get one more ride on the bike before the start of the race. I woke up feeling better, but the heavens opened in a big way … Continue reading →

102 Before travelling out to the event I had a certain amount of trepidation about going to Pakistan and most people I spoke to thought I was a bit crazy. The country doesn’t get a whole lot of good press … Continue reading →

101 TransWales � Day 6 & 7 Stage 6 Distance: 72km Climbing: 1700m After spending the night at the beautiful but midge infested Cwm Ystwyth campsite I awoke feeling a little tired, but looking forward to the ride home to … Continue reading →

100 Stage: Prologue Distance: 40km Climbing: 935m After a really enjoyable race at Ironbike, which was my first ever stage race I find myself at Builth Wells ready for my second stage race within the space of a month! Although … Continue reading →

99 What makes the hardest Mountain Bike race in the World? How about 600km over 7 days with 27,000m of climbing in the Italian Alps! In July I picked the hardest Mountain Bike event in the World as my first … Continue reading →

98 Stage 7: Sestriere to Sauze d’Oulz Distance: 68.1km Max Altitude: 2106m Target time: 6 hours Maximum time: 8 hours After the monster Stage 6 I think everyone was looking forward to the final day, which although it was the … Continue reading →

97 Stage 6: Rif Selleries to Sestriere Distance: 111km Climbing: 4626m Max Altitude: 3131m Target time: 8.5 hours Maximum time: 11 hours Last night I found out that I had moved up 2 places to 7th overall and I was … Continue reading →

96 Stage 5: Pramollo to Rif Selleries Distance: 93km Climbing: 4520m Max Altitude: 2679m Target time: 9 hours Maximum time: 11 hours We were warned last night at the briefing that today was going to be a very tough stage. … Continue reading →

95 Stage 4: Terre Pellice to Promollo Distance: 72.5km (stage shortened) Climbing: 3500m Max Altitude: 2300m Target time: 8 hours Maximum time: 11 hours I woke up this morning to the sound of rain on the tent, it wasn’t a … Continue reading →

94 Stage 3: Barge to Torre Pellice Distance: 101km Climbing: 4262m Max Altitude: 2400m Target time: 8 hours Maximum time: 11 hours I think there were a few tired bodies on the start line this morning and I was certainly … Continue reading →