After almost 30 years in the RAF Bob is a born again pedaller, following a few years dabbling in running, duathlons and one small triathlon. The British cycling successes of 2012 inspired him to get bike-borne once again, despite being in his mid 50s.
Having taken part in a few sportives now, Bob's favourite has got to be Coast 2 Coast in a Day. He's even tempted to try it again, although he'll probably still have to walk up Hardknott.
2025-03-04 14:32:43 - "The weather outside is frightful, but the fire (central heating) is so delightful" etc, etc, etc. I'm sure you recognise the song, but it was the tune that came to mind...
2024-10-17 14:17:39 - We've reviewed many Ribble bikes over the years on Sportive.com and have always been impressed. But it's one thing taking delivery of a press sample: what's the...
2024-08-16 09:26:57 - When is a sportive not a sportive? When it's the big biking party known as the Garmin Ride Out; held in support of the charity Action Medical Research, it really is a...
2024-07-15 19:44:51 - Having recently retired and moved to the South Coast it was great to find an, almost, local sportive: Ride Reigate - and even better to get an invitation to ride. The...
2024-01-17 14:48:05 - Just as our 2023 cycling achievements are bought into some sort of focus on Strava, we can start to reflect on what sort of year it was: what was good, what was not so...
2023-05-17 16:46:14 - I wouldn't mind betting that you've probably got more cycling jerseys than you've got coat hangers, or cupboard space for. I know I have! With the better weather...
2023-05-09 15:32:29 - Way back in November last year, my wife took delivery of a parcel addressed to me in the very familiar green packaging from Galibier and greeted me with the now standing...
2022-11-09 16:40:25 - Once I'd picked up the cycling bug, I found myself looking longingly at cycling holidays with thoughts of "what if" and "how good can they be?" My wife Chris and I...
2022-07-25 13:50:28 - Flatout in the Fens was one of my first long distance sportives back in 2013 when it was organised by Kilo 2 Go. I feel sure that the event was about eighty miles,...
2022-07-12 18:19:03 - While watching Phil Gaimon, the guy who famously accused Fabian Cancellara of motor doping during his career, on YouTube he mentioned his favourite bibshorts were from a...
2022-01-12 09:28:48 - I realise I might begin to sound like a groupie or a stalker with regards to Galibier products but, as I said in the review of the Mistral Pro 2 jacket, when folk buy...
2021-11-29 12:29:57 - As the weekend temperatures appeared to have dropped somewhat, it was clearly time to start getting the winter kit out to stay on the warmer side of cool when out on the...
2021-10-15 11:17:53 - Taking place on 10 October, the Cambridgeshire Rumble is somewhat out of place this year. It is normally organised as a season starter to get the legs spinning after...
2021-08-16 14:04:16 - It was great to see another sportive in our area, and with the dark clouds of the Covid period beginning to clear my cycling buddy, Paul, and I signed up for the...
2021-07-22 12:38:07 - I have to admit I had never heard of Sportive HQ until I saw a piece in Sportive.com that stated they'd been voted the best sportive organisers. Whilst I'm no expert on...
2019-12-04 12:02:02 - Back in October we featured a Q&A session with Dr Garry Palmer, a cycling coach, athlete and exercise physiologist, who was hosting a seminar covering a number of...
2019-11-05 14:03:25 - I'm not sure if/how you, as a cyclist, identify with the tag of MAMIL. Personally, I quite like it - although I think I've probably gone beyond that particular acronym...
2019-10-08 10:09:27 - We were treated to a glimpse of the See.Sense lights in part 1 of Oisin's review of what's up and coming at the recent Cycle Show at the NEC, and by coincidence I've...
2019-09-30 11:38:49 - In a recent review our editor, Oisin, reviewed a pair of rather nice-looking sunglasses that he had tried. Having forgotten to take his sunglasses with him for a...
2019-09-18 10:55:37 - Hands up all those that have never suffered the dubious delight, not, of a puncture whilst out on a club run or, heaven forbid, a sportive? Not many I bet. How many of...
