When I was around 70 I discovered Bicycle Belles, a local cycling group for women. The group was really good for all abilities as people would join who hadn’t touched a bike since school and we’d do rides up to 20 miles, which were fantastic. There would always be a back marker so you wouldn’t fret about being left behind.

Source: Why I still love cycling at 86 | Sustrans

My first  bike trip was from Israel to France on an old single speed  bike that I salvaged from various skips.  It was a great and memorable trip but gave me very strong views about single speeds!  Since then I’ve made many bike journeys, some solo, most with friends or family – all of them … Continue reading “About Ian”

Source: About Ian – Ride the Bike

When you get it right and you’re perfectly in sync, you feel like you’re part of a machine

Source: My workout: Louisa Mead, 44, tandem cyclist – ‘The first time I rode one, I was terrified’ | Life and style | The Guardian

You will find in this section the Tour and its publicity caravan timetables, during the first three stages of the 2016 Tour de France in la Manche, Normandy

Source: Timetables – 2016 Tour de France

Great BBC interview with world cycling doctor

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Ed Pratt

When you have to use your penknife to poke a hole through the ice in your water bottle, I think it’s fair to say Kazakhstan is becoming pretty chilly! Oh and behind me is a semi-frozen lake!

Saying in Aktobe tonight. Just 10miles to go. Need to keep moving because my toes are going numb, haha!