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It’s fair to say there was a lot of dissatisfaction with the first Etape Cymru in 2011.
Can new organisers “Participate” deliver the goods in 2012?
Early signs are looking good.
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Etape Cymru 2012. Let’s get it right this time.
Cheshire Cat 2012 – The Movie (unofficial)
It was worth looking like a complete twonk with a camera strapped to my helmet to get this footage. I’ve had many kind comments already about the Mow Cop footage (edited down in this version of the film) from people who rode the event, saying how nice it is to be able to relive moments from the [...]
READ MORE »Cheshire Cat 2012: A lesson in how to run a Sportive
I signed up for the Cheshire Cat back in about November last year, to provide motivation to maintain a training plan throughout the winter. It worked! Having participated in the disastrous Etape Cymru in October 2011, and having just today ridden the long version of the 2012 Cheshire Cat route, I can safely say that [...]
READ MORE »Cheshire Cat 2012: Flyover of 100 mile route
On March 25th 2012, a rather large number of cyclists will set off from Crewe on the Cheshire Cat. The longest variation of the route is 100 miles, and I’ll be among that particular band of nutters.
READ MORE »2011, a year on two wheels
2011 was the year I became a roadie. The year had barely started and I turned 40 with a serious compulsion to get in shape. I’d seen it coming though, and had a good headstart the previous year, with the help of a trusty 15 year old mountain bike. A colleague twenty years my senior and [...]
READ MORE »Winter motivation – I’ve entered the Cheshire Cat 2012
I’ve come to recognise a pattern in my behaviour of flitting from one hobby or interest to another. For weeks or even months, I can be consumed by something , only to drop it in favour of something else. When Alanis Morrissette sang “Do you long for the next distraction?”, she was singing to me. [...]
READ MORE »I gave my sportive virginity to Etape Cymru
Newbie gets crazy idea I’d been riding a road bike for only about a month when I heard about the Etape Cymru. Hmm, I’ll have about 8 weeks to train, I thought – go for it! 100 miles of rolling Welsh hills with over 6000 ft of climbing, what’ s to be scared of? As a [...]
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