Cycling Blog

Glorious weather predicted and the prospect of quiet roads, because of big TV audiences for the Royal wedding. A good...

There is little better than being out early in the Durham Dales. Quiet roads, stunning landscapes, and the chance to...

This is the latest cover design for Fat Bloke on a Bike, An Unlikely Adventure. Let me know what you...

It's been a week since I got home from my adventure and I'm still riding the high of finishing it....

Add up all the tiredness of the trip so far and mutiply it by a factor of your choosing. It's...

The White Horse at Duns Tew does an excellent dinner and a cooked breakfast to match. Still full of grilled...

Another lovely morning. Atherstone showed me a prettier side than the Hight Sreet had suggested last night. I left the...

Thunder. Rain. Heavy rain. Just what you want on a morning. Four miles of gentle climbing to Newhaven. On another...

My bed at The Woodman Inn had the most comfortable matress of the trip so far. It was only the...

8.30am. Most of Masham was still sleeping. Only the local doctor's surgery was doing a brisk trade with a queue...

Alston again. Rested after taking my day off yesterday. Alston was full of C2C and Pennine Cycleway cyclists. My friend...

Dry and overcast through the station's waiting room window. The promise of showers on my phone. I left Saughtree after...

Peebles in the sunshine.  Wow! What a welcome to day seven. A thriving Borders town with so much history, they...

My second good night's sleep and great breakfast in a row. Staying in castles, I could get used to this...

I left Knock Castle at 10.15, after a great night's sleep and slow breakfast. In town I was diverted by...

Rain. It was raining hard when I woke up. It was raining hard when I went for breakfast. It didn't...

Dry and cool as I set off from Carr Bridge. Perfect cycling weather. The road descended gently, which was as...

I woke at six, after sleeping the sleep of a touring cyclist. For a short moment, I considered agreeing to...

I reached Strathy Point lighthouse at 10.30, about an hour later than I'd wanted to, because Captain Procrastinate came to...

If there were any doubt in my mind about the size of the task I've set myself for this next...