Tag Archives: Cycling
My season – Part one. The First Half
I apologise that this is a long one. It’s been such a long time since I last blogged, that I have so much to say. Despite cutting a large chunk out, it’s so hefty that I’ve split it up into … Continue reading
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Tagged bikes, cycle racing, Cycling, female cycling, progression, Racing, sport, Starley Primal, Tanya Griffiths, women
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Riding Stage 5 of The Women’s Tour 2014
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Writing elsewhere
Here’s the article piece I wrote for The Women’s Tour website: The final stage takes in many of the routes I regularly train on, so I’ll be loosing lots of the Strava Queen of the Mountains that I’ve racked up … Continue reading
I learnt the hard way, so that you don’t have to – the consequences of cold weather cycling
Those that know me, will know that I have been unable to drive since about mid February 2013 when I had “The Incident” on my bike which, not only led to me not being able to drive, but also hilariously … Continue reading
Friday morning story
Silly things seem to happen to me on Fridays. I’m adding a mini-blog to keep you updated. Just look back at my “Friday morning story” and I’ll add the latest Friday to this mini-blog. Friday 6th February Had one of … Continue reading
Fitness test – or not!
Went for my first ever fitness test with my coach on Monday. The idea is to test all kinds of indicators which can inform my training. Although power can be more accurate, I’m currently training on heart rate because I … Continue reading
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Tagged coach, Cycling, fitness test, heartrate zones, informed training, training, VO2 max
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WERL (Women’s Eastern Racing League)
I promised to give you a bit more info about WERL, so here goes: As a new cyclist in the Eastern Region, I found it very odd that there were so few women’s races in the region. In 2012, discounting … Continue reading
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Tagged BC Eastern, Cycling, East, Racing, WERL, Women's cycling
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There’s always room for improvement!
So, as part of my targets for my winter training, I need to improve my technical skills. This is why, last weekend I did my first ever race training session. Having raced for over a year now, this is, perhaps, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornering, Cycling, technique, winter training, Women's cycling
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The Women’s Tour and Me
There’s one conversation that seems to dominate women’s cycling at the moment. Yes, the Women’s Tour aka Women’s Tour of Britain. Anyway, here it is from my perspective: Great news! the World’s best women will at last be able to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cycling, Elite cycling, sponsors, Tour of Britain, winter training, Women's cycling, women's tour
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Racing infront of the Queen (one of her houses, anyway!)
On Saturday, I raced in the prudential ride London Women’s Grand Prix, which took place around St James’ Park in London, with the finishing straight ending with Buckingham Palace in full view. This was tipped to be a fast hard … Continue reading
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Tagged criterium, Cycling, elite racing, Ride London, Tanya Griffiths, The Mall, Wiggle Honda, Women's cycling
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