Le Route des Grande Alpes
A pensioner and his pal attempt to cycle from Lake Geneva to Menton on the Med over the high Cols of the AlpsDay 1After a long drive from Glasgow to Thonon les Bains in the camper van we set off early on Monday morning from Lake Geneva and headed…
Adventure Race World Champs Portugal 2009
There's no way I can write about a 126hr race all at once but for Team Cruachan, the most important thing is that we raced as a team, we finished and we had an amazing adventure along the way. The race took us through stunning scenery in the…
Ken Laidlaw Cycle Sportif
SUNDAY 23 AUGUST105 miles 10 000 feet ascentWet, wild and windy - yet somehow I enjoyed it! The weather started on us just at the 9am start and didn't relent all day. Over 200 likeminded nutters turned out for this beautiful, rolling route from…
Beer Sweat and Gears
SATURDAY 13 JUNE - NEWCASTLE CYCLOSPORTIF - 102 MILES 6h 19m 1880 metres climb 16.4 mphLeaving the delights of the new Loch Lochy Hill Race for others to enjoy, I headed to the north east for the Newcastle Cyclone - a 100 mile cycle sportif.…
Fred Whitton Cycle Challenge
Sunday 9 May 2009OK so it's not running, but what a fantastic event!!! And anyway our CCC could well stand for Cycling Challenge Club?!This was my first attempt at this modern classic cycling challenge - 110 miles and 10 000 feet - and I'm still…