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Wednesday, August 15, 2018
The long road to Mille Cymru 1000km 2018
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Some rides require more preparation than others, but this one was exceptional. It began in 2009 - over 8.5 years before we’d finally compl...
Sunday, June 24, 2018
So Long Roberta, and thanks for all the rides
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Last weekend we had a wonderful 600km ride with Kingston Wheelers. Towards the end we heard a bang from the rear wheel, but everything seem...
Wednesday, December 6, 2017
Colombia day N-1: Leaving Amazonia; the journey home.
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Flying back to Bogotá from Amazonia feels like returning home from a foreign land. Partly because we've been in Bogotá several times now...
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Colombia day 21: The last leg
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Today was our final day cycling in Colombia. It's been a truly amazing experience, everything we'd hoped for and more. The day star...
Colombia day 20: from bogs to Bogotá
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The trick with long distance riding in lumpy terrain is keeping in mind the total climb in the ride, not the absolute altitude you're he...
Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Colombia day 19: Ups and downs, lots of downs!
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Today has been dominated by Nevada del Ruiz. Last night we were staying in a hotel with hot springs provided by that volcano and this mornin...
Monday, November 27, 2017
Colombia day 18: getting into hot water via buckets of cold water
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Today's ride went up. And up. And up. Getting out of Manizales was exciting, as they don't do shallow inclines in the slightest. We ...
Colombia day 17: Coffee break
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Today we learnt why the coffee you get to drink in Colombia is generally poor. The big cooperative which the vast majority of the coffee is ...
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