Category: Bicycle Tales
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The seed
There’s nothing quite like traversing the country under your own steam. It is one thing to cycle a few miles to the office, but when you start crossing county lines, moving from one large town to the other that you start to realise you may be capable of so much more. Following on from my…
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Consolidation
Way back in 2015 I started a little blog about cycling in Cardiff. It was called Cardiff By Bike and it was my way of learning and engaging with the realities of cycling in Wales’ capital city. Part of the reason I wanted to write about cycling was because so much of the internet and…
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Epic Rides: In search of a Great Welsh Climb
Whilst some may baulk at books that list the 100 Greatest Cycling Climbs in any given location, including the Welsh one, Cycling Climbs of Wales, sometimes there is adventure to be had in just seeking out one of these climbs. The trouble with any popular climb is that it can be over-used by the local riders to…
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Epic Rides: Ferryside Fish Foray – A 225Km Audax
As a route it was one in two distinct halves, with the first half being a little hilly but beautiful in places and the second half being a fairly forgettable slog through urban sprawl. However, the controls were a definite ray of sunshine.
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Epic Rides: The Trefil Travail 100Km Audax
In 2015-16 we are spoilt for choice where 200km Randonnees were concerned, with one leaving Cardiff most months. However 100km events are much harder to come by, yet all seem to have one thing in common –hills. Lots and lots of hills. We’ve already talked about the Cambrian 1K and the Trefil Travail is in…
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Epic Rides: Cardiff to New Quay
Whilst circular routes certainly have their place, sometimes you want to get on your bike just to end up somewhere else. Fortunately for us in Wales we’re already in one of the most beautiful countries on this planet and we are spoilt for choice when it comes to choosing where to go. We’re a stones…
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Dr Foster’s Summer Saunter – A Flat-ish 200km Audax
Well, I did warn you there was another Audax post on the way. This one may be a fraction over 200Km, but it represents quite a good entry point for the budding randonneur that I was at the time. Dr Foster’s Summer Saunter is an annual event, usually held around the beginning of August. It…
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Audax Explained…
Before we go to great lengths to tell you about yet another Audax, perhaps it is time we spent some time explaining exactly what an Audax is and why you might want to try one. If you want to test yourself there’s a lot of mileage (arf!) to be had from the sportive scene. They’re…
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Epic Rides: Cambrian 1K Permanent
It may have been beautiful –Wales just is, but what on Earth possessed us to do this ride we don’t know. It may have only been 100Km, which on the back of a couple of 200Km rides doesn’t sound much, but the Devil is in the detail. Perhaps we should start by explaining what the…
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Epic Rides: Cardiff to Midford and Back Again…
A far cry from the crowds and meticulous organisation of the Velothon just a week earlier, an Audax is nearly always a low-key affair. Paris-Brest-Paris is as glamorous as it gets for those of the randonneuring persuasion. This, you could say is Cardiff-Midford-Cardiff, but that doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. It was…
Gavin Lewis 