86 SMASHED! Yep that’s me after completing my first Wiggle Dragon Ride. Entered into the Gran Fondo route, I had my work cut out – this would be my longest ride ever… 128miles/206km. Not only would the distance test my … Continue reading →

85 With training getting back to its intended purpose, I’m starting to feel good about the last few races left in the season and hope that I’ll finish on a high. OK so it’s only June but with the Olympics … Continue reading →

84 It doesn’t take a genius to notice there’s been a lack of comment from my part the last couple of weeks, but after few poor races and training really struggling due to not feeling comfortable on the bike at … Continue reading →

83 Over the last few years I’ve suffered with back troubles and some bad results have been a direct result of this. But even though I’ve done stretching in the past, I’ve decided that I won’t leave anything to chance … Continue reading →

82 With only a week to catch up on sleep from a long flight home from the World Cup, it was time to head into the first round of the British Mountain Bike Series held at Sherwood Forrest, Nottingham. Having … Continue reading →

81 After my warm up races at the Sunshine Cup, I had time to fit another good 10 day block of training in before I tapered off ready for the first World Cup of the season. We (myself and the … Continue reading →

80 Finally it’s that time of year again and the thought of being able to thrash round a mountain with the best mountain bike riders in the world always gives me goose bumps. You can smell the season approaching when … Continue reading →

79 Missing 5 out of the 7 World Cups and not reaching one of my season’s goals of cracking into the top 60 in 2011, why do I feel that this year is going to be any different…? Going into … Continue reading →

78 So the last cross race of the season (for me) would be the biggest yet… the National Champs held in Ipswich. A few weeks before the race I believed that if all went well with training, I would have … Continue reading →

77 Following on from a reasonable race at Round 4 of the National Trophy Series in Derby, it was time to try and retain my Welsh Championship Title for another year. Waking up the morning of the race I wasn’t … Continue reading →