Apparently the Inuit language has about a dozen basic words for snow, and about ten more for ice, plus many other derived words and expressions to cover all the many forms these natural elements can take. For us cyclists it’s the obsession with getting up hills...
The 23rd of November has had many notable happenings on the day. In 1499, seven days after being convicted of treason, Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England, was hanged for attempting to escape from the Tower of London; his supporter John Atwater was...
A group of seven left on a dry day, but with damp roads for a flat parcours to Croome Park. A buzzard swooping on some road kill 50 yards in front of us was an impressive sight. What I now know is Marsh Road, towards Birtsmorton was like an impressive causeway across...
It was warm and pleasant, for November, as five of us departed the square on the Tempo ride, but we still moaned a bit about the slight chill as we rode through Highnam and Tiberton. The climb through Flaxley to Mitcheldean warmed us up, but the climb up Stenders had...
Five riders enjoyed sparkling sunshine, stunning forest colours and great company to Hopewell Colliery this morning. As my writing skills cannot do it justice, I defer my report to Emily Bronte Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away; Lengthen night and shorten day;...
