Tag Archives: Coast to Coast

6th Rule of Saturday Cycling – find a good hill climb

Posted on 18 November, 2013 by doug

I was in Weston-Super-Mare for the weekend and had the opportunity to have a brief ride on Saturday morning.  Without any hesitation, I decided to have a go at Monk’s Hill, Kewstoke.  Sorry, no photographs as such but here’s a … Continue reading →

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4th Rule of Saturday Cycling: remember the multi-tool

Posted on 3 November, 2013 by doug

The 4th Rule of Saturday Cycling is “Remember the multi-tool and share the Nakd truth” For today’s cycle ride I decided to go alone and have a gentle ride.  Quite a breezy day, mostly dry and neither too hot or … Continue reading →

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3rd Rule of Saturday Cycling

Posted on 27 October, 2013 by doug

This week’s 3rd Rule of Saturday Cycling is: Share the Slipstream Lurve It turned out to be my friend Robin who was today’s cycling companion.  With Robin being one of my friends also doing the 2014 Coast to Coast, most of … Continue reading →

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Rainy ride with a Trek bar stop

Posted on 14 October, 2013 by doug

Here I am stopping for a quick snack: a Trek Peanut & Oat bar (more on this below).  Eagle eyed readers will know I’m booked in for the Coast to Coast In A Day challenge for 2014 and some of … Continue reading →

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Impromptu Coast to Coast training

Posted on 9 October, 2013 by doug

Amazingly there are now seven of us – as friends already knowing each other – we are all now signed up for the 2014 Coast to Coast In a Day.  We all know each other as we’re members of the … Continue reading →

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Crickey – I’ve entered the Coast to Coast in a day

Posted on 2 October, 2013 by doug

Crikey I really have entered the Coast to Coast in a Day event.  Gulp.   Just handed over my £60.  I have never cycled 150 miles in a day before, let alone 150 hilly miles. Even my friend Jeremy (who … Continue reading →

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The Pros and Cons of cycling Coast to Coast

Posted on 12 July, 2013 by doug

You might have seen I am toying with the idea of doing the C2C in 2014.  That is the 150 mile route involving 4,500ft of ascend / descending.  It seems a terribly daunting thing to do but I can’t put … Continue reading →

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Coast to Coast C2C conversation

Posted on 26 June, 2013 by doug

  Last year we rode one of the Coast to Coast routes as a family, from Silloth to Tyneside.  What made it special was doing this with another family who we are friendly with.  It was a fairly gentle, easy … Continue reading →

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