Bikes are part of my life in so many ways, but road cycling is definitely my first love.
Getting out on my road bike is my fitness, my sanity and my joy. To support my competitive side, even riding on the turbo trainer and following a training plan will do.
I am a Level 2 Road Coach and am passionate about helping others to develop their road cycling through my coaching company, Active Cycle Coaching. You will also find articles here on various aspects of road cycling technique on this very site, such as climbing and descending. For more, try the Tips and Advice section of the Active Cycle Coaching website.
Where Is The Women’s Tour de France?
Vive Le Tour My husband got me into watching the Tour de France. He’s followed professional cycle racing for years and is a veritable mine of random information on Tour history. Up until recently,...
Failing To Follow the Women’s Professional Peloton
Failing To Follow I love road cycling, but I don’t follow professional (pro) women’s road racing. This is something I have felt a bit bad about for quite a while, without doing anything about...
Women in Club Cycling
What Is ‘Club Cycling’? To me ‘club cycling’ is about road cycling clubs, since that is what I personally do. These clubs are usually affiliated to British Cycling, usually have lycra club kit and...
Racing Reflections
January doesn’t seem that long ago. That was when I made a commitment to try road bike racing in 2018. In April, I did my first criterium (crit) race, Crit On The Campus. Since then,...
On The Road (Race)
Yesterday was another momentous day for me. I finished a Road Race. All the way to to finish line. The finish line and beyond in fact as I did a totally unnecessary final lap....
Racing Realities
Back in January this year I made my racing resolutions. I decided that 2018 was going to be the year I gave criterium and road racing a go. Yesterday, my cycle racing resolutions turned...
An Image(s) Problem
After deciding that 2018 will be the year in which I get into road racing, I have been making use of the British Cycling online training plans. These are great. They are free to...
Training Week Six
This week has been week six following the British Cycling 8 week pre-season training plan. In a Nutshell It was a week out of routine with the kids on February break, and I missed...
Training Week Five
This week has been week five following the British Cycling 8 week pre-season training plan. In a Nutshell This week was a return to tough sessions after a rest week. A pub night meant...
Training Week Four
This week has been week four following the British Cycling 8 week pre-season training plan. In a Nutshell I was relieved to find that week four in the training plan was a rest week....