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2020, cycling, Scotland, statistics, swimming, walking

2020 Activity Statistics

2020 Activity Statistics Continue reading 2020 Activity Statistics

petethebikeJanuary 10, 2021January 11, 2021Leave a comment
1960s, Crawley Wheelers, cycling, road racing, time trialling

Those Were the Days

My family first moved to Horley, Surrey in 1964. At the time, I was a cocky 19 years old with some good results as a junior, including a couple of wins. I had been racing regularly since the age of fourteen for the Suffolk Roads CC and then the Goodmayes Wheelers, so on moving to Horley I looked for a new club. Continue reading Those Were the Days

petethebikeDecember 20, 2020January 10, 2021Leave a comment
1997, cycling, Kingussie, Lagganlia, Loch Insh, Newtonmore, Outdoor Education, Scotland

On-yer-bike

I would like to think that some of you might be inspired to cycle to work. Do you really need to take the car every morning? Continue reading On-yer-bike

petethebikeNovember 17, 2020December 15, 2020Leave a comment
1998, comeback, cycling, family, Scotland, time trialling

My return to racing after 25 years

Looking back from 2020, I used better training techniques but I was also very busy: We had two children to look after, I had a full time job, and with Kathryn we were running both bed & breakfast and setting up an independent hostel. Life was busy and it was hard to find training time. Continue reading My return to racing after 25 years

petethebikeAugust 29, 2020September 5, 2020Leave a comment
1984, Alps, climbing, France, La Berarde, Outdoor Education, Tuesday Group, walking

Another Day – Another Dollar

Here we are at day ten, just two days to go. If we push it, we could just get another peak climbed and I am anxious to go out with a bang rather than a whimper. The weather is forecast to continue fine and I have just the thing in mind; Pic Coolidge at 3700 metres Continue reading Another Day – Another Dollar

petethebikeJune 20, 2020December 22, 2020Leave a comment
1984, Alps, climbing, France, holiday, La Berarde, Tuesday Group, walking

The Shop

Written in 1984, this piece took a different look at an alpine climbing holiday, I still like it. Much will have changed in the last 36 years. ‘Monsieur’ the shopkeeper and the shop have long gone. Camping was in the field below the village with very few facilities. Continue reading The Shop

petethebikeJune 14, 2020June 17, 2020Leave a comment
Skiing below the Matterhorn
1984, Alps, France, holiday, ski-mountaineering, Switzerland

The Haute Route

A Traverse of the Haute Route in April 1984 from Chamonix to Saas Fee by Peter Main and John Armstrong Continue reading The Haute Route

petethebikeJune 2, 2020June 17, 2020Leave a comment
2020, cycling, family, history, renovation, weigh

Graham Weigh Cycle Renovation

My dad purchased his Graham Weigh frame around 1990, made up a bike, and raced on it until 1992 when, at the age of 79, he died in a cycling accident. I inherited the bike together with a lifetimes worth of his cycling bits to add to my own lifetime pile. Continue reading Graham Weigh Cycle Renovation

petethebikeJune 1, 2020June 9, 2020Leave a comment
2019, cycling, Scotland, statistics, walking

2019 Statistics

My 2019 statistics. Continue reading 2019 Statistics

petethebikeJanuary 9, 2020February 16, 2020Leave a comment
2018, cycling, holiday, Mallorca, Spain, walking

Porto Cristo – Mallorca

We watched the sun rise over the cliffs, directly opposite our balcony, on the far side of the harbour.  This was at 7.15am after which we slipped into our normal holiday relaxed mode, so it was 12.15 before we got going (I’m being too hard on us as this time did include a café con leche at the local). Continue reading Porto Cristo – Mallorca

petethebikeOctober 8, 2019October 16, 2019Leave a comment

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