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Essex Paris Essex Day Two: Amiens
22 Jul 2022

Essex Paris Essex Day Two: Amiens

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing | 0

The bicycle is king We had a ferry to catch today, so started early. So early in fact that it was still dark, and at 3.30 am, it was definitely early enough to raise questions about my holiday choices. We … Continued

Essex Paris Essex Day One: Dover
21 Jul 2022

Essex Paris Essex Day One: Dover

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Holidays & Bike Packing | 0

We had a ferry to catch today, so started early.  Not so early that it was still dark, but at 5.15 am, it was early enough to raise questions about my holiday choices.  We were heading to the Tilbury Ferry … Continued

Toerversie Amstel Gold Race
9 Apr 2022

Toerversie Amstel Gold Race

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycle Races, Cycling, Europe, Netherlands, Ribble Sportive 7046 | 0

Our 4 am wake up call came after a long day of travelling and cycling based procrastination to get to the start town of Valkenburg. Although, the night before, we had prepared our bidons with concoctions of water, energy gels … Continued

From Roubaix to the Cauberg
8 Apr 2022

From Roubaix to the Cauberg

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycle Races, Cycling, Europe, France, Netherlands, Ribble Sportive 7046 | 0

The Toerversie Amstel Gold Race somewhat sneaked up on me. Not only because time flies, but also, I didn’t really think it would ever happen. In fact, right up to the point we were sitting on the start line at … Continued

Time Trial Part Two: From boxes to bicycle
24 Jan 2022

Time Trial Part Two: From boxes to bicycle

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Builds & Maintenance, Cycling, Moda Mossa, Time Trials | 0

I mentioned before that the n+1 voice in my head had won out really rather early in my TT career.  In my defence, I was being sucked in by the perfect storm of marginal gains and massively discounted framesets.  From … Continued

Time Trial
2 Sep 2021

Time Trial

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Ribble Sportive 7046, Time Trials | 0

In the time trial world, everywhere you look, you will find the synonymous phrase ‘the race of truth’ to describe an event that places each competitor in complete control of the destiny of their own race. There is no hiding … Continued

Route planning and riding in the UK
9 May 2021

Route planning and riding in the UK

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Advice, Cycling, United Kingdom | 0

If there’s one thing I learnt from the Length of England ride in 2020 it’s that I’ll never get up Lamps Moss on a fully laden bike without walking. But if pushed for a second thing, it’s don’t rely on … Continued

What is a Cyclist Anyway?
6 May 2021

What is a Cyclist Anyway?

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Opinion | 0

Like a lot of issues in the world, the rhetoric between cyclists and non-cyclists has become a binary argument between those who do, and those who do not.  At its extreme, both sides treat the other in isolation of all … Continued

Length of England Day Six: Islington to Newhaven
17 Sep 2020

Length of England Day Six: Islington to Newhaven

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Dawes Horizon 2010, England, Genesis Equilibrium, Holidays & Bike Packing, United Kingdom | 0

Despite waking in our own beds, we put thoughts of forgetting the whole thing to one side and were on the road by a respectable ten past nine. With another short day and with no more than 900 metres of … Continued

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Length of England Day Five: St Neots to Islington
16 Sep 2020

Length of England Day Five: St Neots to Islington

by Timothy J Basham | posted in: Cycling, Dawes Horizon 2010, England, Genesis Equilibrium, Holidays & Bike Packing, United Kingdom | 0

A positive outcome of our hotel being shunted ten miles further down the route than expected is that today’s leg would be ten miles shorter. At a nudge over 60 miles with just 680 metres of climbing, our run in … Continued

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