Posts about Cycling

  • Afan Forrest

    Just spent the weekend mountain biking in the Afan Forrest with Loz. Another superb location where stunning views complimented some exhilarating trails.
  • Southern Trail Ride – Princes Risborough 2009

    Loz sent me an email a couple of weeks ago about a mountain bike event www.trailbreak.co.uk were running in Princes Risborough. I've been itching to get back out and for £12 I was keen to give it a go.
  • Coed y Brenin weekend

    It has been far to long since I caught up with my old 6th form friend Loz so we cleared some space in the diary and headed to Coed-y-Brenin for a weekend of mountain biking.
  • Gore Road and MTB Ruthin

    A weekend of camping, road and mountain bike racing. Fun, pain and sheer recklessness led to a superb weekend away in Ruthin.
  • UCI Cheshire Cat 2009

    Why oh why did they stage this event on the day after the clocks change?! It was one early start, that felt even earlier, for the drive up to Knutsford. The weather on the way was gorgeous but a few…

  • Cars and bikes don’t mix

    Last Friday I got knocked off my bike by some idiot who drove stright into the side of me at a round about. I’m alright, bar a sore leg and bum, but its put the frighteners into me a bit.

  • Day 40 – Am I stiil on Earth?

    Day two of the Galapagos adventure started with a drive and a hike up to the Sierra Negra volcano crater. And what a crater, 9 kilometres across – the second largest in the world. On one side you could see…

  • Stratford Cycling Club

    Not wanting to have too much of a come down after the Etape I went for a ride with Stratford Cycling Club after rowing on Saturday. I’m thinking to either taking up road or trial racing next year so thought…

  • The Dragon Ride

    Distance: 74.5 miles
    Event Site: http://www.dragonride.co.uk
    Time: 04:04:31
    Position: 18/755

    The final sportive before the Etape and it was another fun camp over event for Kelly’s Heroes. This time we were in south Wales, stopping over at Porthcrawl.

    We arrived early enough at the Brodawel camp site…

  • The Polka Dot Challenge

    Distance: 103 miles
    Event Details: http://www.polkadotchallenge.co.uk
    Time: 6 hours 25 minutes

    Not just a ride but a weekend away for this one. I travelled up to Derbyshire with Phil, Alex and Jon. On the way we stopped off at the Phil’s Mecca of…

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About this blog

Welcome to the personal blog of Robert A J Ford, a professional interface developer based in the UK.

I started this blog in 2007 to record my cycling training leading up to the Etape. I've never been one for diaries but this format works well with my job and lifestyle so I expanded it to record details of other training and events.

As the blog grew it became a space where friends and family could follow what I am up to. Their feedback has inspired me to keep writing. I hope you find something of interest and please feel free to leave comments.

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