What’s cycletta, you may ask? Well, it’s a dual venue cycling event and describes itself as the “UK’s best women only bike rides on traffic free roads”. Victoria Pendleton is one of Cycletta’s cycling ambassadors. Apparently, she will be at both venues, giving tips on, amongst other things, the thing that women cyclists fear most. Helmet hair. I’m not sure it is the best way to get more women on their bikes.… Read More »Cycletta is coming!
Day 1 St Pancras International to Gare du Nord Notre Dame Tour Eiffel Versailles Ten of us met at St Pancras International at 9am on Maundy Thursday, having the previous day delivered our bikes to the station. Out group comprised:Me and Clare, Pat and her 17 year old daughter Becca, Alice and her 13 year old son Alex, Stephen, Mark, Phil and Cate, the adults all being in the 40… Read More »Paris to London April 2011
Yesterday was a little more ambitious, with one of Lewisham Cyclists’ regular ride leaders taking us at speed around the borough’s peaks. It wasn’t a long outing in terms of ground distance covered, but with around 600 metres of short, sharp ascent, the ride was in places tough on the legs. I’m used to cycling around the rural hills of the North Downs of Kent on my fixed-wheel bike, and… Read More »Peaks of Lewisham 2010
Ride Report written by Paul Taylor The Sheer Unadulterated **ing Hell of Chiddingly and back Last time I did this ride (July 2008) I got what can only be described as sustained grief once the lunchtime beer had worn off and ended up feeling like some form of war criminal for taking folk on a home counties bike ride. Ah the trials of ride leadership 🙂 Hence its somewhat… Read More »Chidingley – Summer 2009