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.
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...
2019-04-30 15:17:50 - I'm going to suggest that it's safe to say that winter, and winter indoor training, is behind us and the joys of cycling in our shorts and jerseys, as opposed to being...
2018-10-26 11:52:34 - All too soon it's that time of year again when the nights are drawing in and we may, I'm sure, start getting some inhospitable weather at weekends so one has to decide...
2018-08-13 10:28:21 - I have to declare from the start that I am no DC Rainmaker, but after reading the recent review of Veloforte energy bars and being inspired to give them a try, I thought...
2018-08-02 16:32:15 - If you've ever had the desire to see what the countryside around Norfolk has to offer, but don't really have the time to spare, the Cycle Together Sandringham sportive...
2018-07-06 15:06:14 - Unless you have been hibernating for a few months I'm sure you'll be aware that 2018 is the 100th anniversary of the formation of the Royal Air Force (April 1st 1918)....
2018-05-03 00:05:42 - Like many 'sportivistas' out there I've had to suffer the disappointment of a long anticipated event being cancelled due to the bad weather we have all experienced...