I’m doing RideLondon at the end of the month, I think I’ve mentioned it around here and there. Just a few things left to sort out and those included getting me and a bike down[…]
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Tag: Rant
The Final Push!
And so the final push, little sleep really due to the ferry but think I made a couple of hours. Finally on French soil and what a cycle path. It’s basically an old railway line,[…]
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Messy Day
A messy day today. The “original plan”, dreamed up last night, was to wake up super early and blast (yes that might be also a slight issue when riding the bicycle equivalent of a super[…]
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Odd Day.
All started well, was making pretty good time and even planning how much further I could push things and maybe eat a bit out of tomorrow’s ride. By the time I got through Rugby I[…]
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Hills, Horses, and Garmin Gremlins.
Early morning ride to make up for yesterday. In the Keswick Bikes green jersey this morning, not quite the sprinters jersey but hoping that it will help make up plenty of time! With the disastrous[…]
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What if?!
Was a conversation today on Twitter which really made me think. It all started off due to the Diabetes Professional Conference down in London, but what got me thinking was about the possibilities of cures.[…]
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Disappointment
Spent most of this week trying to negotiate with medical companies about aid for the ride. To be honest the aid is very much needed as the NHS can’t fund my pump or insulin supplies[…]
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Why the fuss?
It’s a tad windy outside “ohh there’s 70mph winds out there” pfft, on the top of the mountains maybe! Not down here. “Ohh it’s gusty” And?! 8 different people saying I shouldn’t be out on[…]
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Fun with DSN’s from places you don’t like!
Background info for those in the US. Over in the UK, we don’t have insurance as you know, and we have the NHS, so all the meds and stuff are “free” off the gov. While[…]
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