Autumn feelings.
Autumn has definitely arrived! The day started under a thick blanket of fog which made the early miles most enchanting, if a tad on the cool and limited visibility side. Some riders were in longs and full gloves – but most were discarded as the day progressed. A tidy...
Who Dares Wins
We couldn’t of course match the daring of the young (and not so young) guns who got up in the middle of the night and headed to Avebury in the moonlight, but 5 of us decided to defy the forecast and head west towards the incoming weather front. Rain was expected...
Bring me sunshine
I don't think it's unreasonable to say that a 100 mile ride starting at three in the morning is a pretty daft idea, but with the expectation of a sunrise over Avebury as compensation, I was willing to give it a go. It was surprisingly busy in the middle of town,...
Autumn is here
Il Lombardia is affectionately known as the "race of the fallen leaves", and although its still a few weeks away, there was plenty of evidence of fallen leaves, conker shells and other debris on the roads on an autumnal morning. Its not simply the amount of elevation,...