Cycling Plus readers have voted this 40 mile South Lakeland cycle loop the best ride in Britain, and its on my door step! A ride devised by James Hodgson, from Broughton in Furness, passes within a few yards of our base here at Lowick, and many of the routes miles are my regular rides. What[…]
Cycling The Scented Lakeland Lanes
What a pleasure to the senses cycling this summer is, here in the Lake District. The late cool spring has delayed all the flowers and as a consequence the roadside verges have been a mass of blooms. The heady scent of Bluebells, bright blue and the sweet wafts from the Hawthorn hedges massed heavy with[…]
Fred Whitton Challenge 2013
While about 1000 merry men and women took up the Fred Whitton Challenge in early May I was sensibly showing my pigs at Newark and Notts County Show (Oxford Sandy and Black news). This cold blustery weekend was not the ideal conditions to take on the Lakeland passes,but undeterred my son in law Graham took[…]
Spring Sunshine Cycling In The Lake District
BRRRR… IT MAY BE FROSTY AT NIGHT but the days are sunny and the roads dry. This Easter in the Lake District here on the West of England we are sheltered from the strong cold East winds. This is giving us perfect cycling conditions with stunning views of the snow covered Lakeland mountains to the North.[…]
Autumnal Cycling In The Lake District
Where has the summer gone? Now the trees are turning and the bracken is again its rusty winter brown, it’s still great fun to cycle the Lakeland lanes. The Lake District is internationally famous for its fantastic range of Autumnal colours. This ‘back end’ has been particularly warm so even as we approach Halloween the[…]
Sir Bradley Wiggins – ‘itis’
So the Giro in Italy, plagued by bad weather, is almost over and our favorite had to retire. How Bradley Wiggins managed to pedal for so long with such an acute chest/nasal infection is very creditable. Here in Cumbria I have taken two weeks off my bike, as I too have been struck down by[…]
Cycling with Bradley Wiggins?
What other sport can you think of when you can unwittingly share the road with a multi Olympic gold medal winner and tour De France winner? Well, while slowly climbing up to the Luc Monastery on Mallorca last week I waved on a car only to be amazed at the blur of Bradley flying by[…]
Frost Bike on the Bike?
It’s been a great dry month (late February/early March) but very cold with severe night frosts. Having Skiied and Snowboarded in the frosty chills of Canada (down to -40C) my nose has previously been frost bitten. Once exposed to frost bite the skin never heals 100% and is therefore more susceptible to new attacks. I’m[…]