Again, I was ready a little earlier than the others and decided to head off and very quickly was spinning an easy gear up a climb. A few people on the road had ridden through the night and I was picking them off one by one. I wasn't feeling amazing but was far fresher than... Continue Reading →

It was a fresh morning and the chatter amongst us was that conveniently, the finish was "only" 400km away. Further than I have ever ridden in a day but once the idea was put out there (just like getting the AM ferry), it captured the imagination. It was a bit of a ridiculous idea and... Continue Reading →

It was a strange feeling to wake up inside, I had spent every night of the race so far under the stars. It was nice not to be cold though. The morning was spent picking up my things from charge, trying to dry the last of my clothes under hand dryers and grabbing some food... Continue Reading →

I awoke a couple of times in the night as it was chillier than the summer race had advertised and our alarms woke us up far earlier than we deserved. We stirred as the sky was starting to lighten. With around 540km (335 miles) to go and setting off at 6am I had 2 options... Continue Reading →

I rolled out of my sleeping bag after a few hours of sleep and got dressed but very quickly, upon realising that there was a toilet block in the campsite, got undressed to go to for my morning bathroom break. Rejoining the route I knew I didn't have too long until the first Checkpoint of... Continue Reading →

We set an alarm early enough to get a good start on the day but also to get a good amount of sleep. Part of what really hurts riders later in the race is not giving enough time to rest and recover at the start of the race. Lots of people push through really hard... Continue Reading →

The alarm went off and after a quick hop in the shower and chowing down of my baguettes, humous and cous-cous, we rode to HQ. Thanks to overbuying at the supermarket and bringing half a cupboard worth of food over from the Uk, my collapsable backpack was fit to burst. After a rousing speech by... Continue Reading →

I decided as soon as I finished last years race that I wanted to do it again. So here I am. The actual journey to the start of the race starts a few days earlier where on Thursday the 29th of June, I hop on a train from Cardiff with my bike and kit to... Continue Reading →