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Chasing Rainbows(19/12/2010)June 2010. Typical, it's lashing down with rain, summer temperatures drowned to a lowly five degrees centigrade. At 2,100m above sea level thick blankets of cloud hang in the oxygen starved air with crazed conviction. At first I was nervous that I ... |
Sky Art(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 11: December 30th Having spent half the night mapping out a final ‘feel good’ ride of the trip I knew the day would begin well with the crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge. I’d seen it from a distance and the a ... |
A Century of Mellow Miles(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 10: December 29th I don't want to think about it, but the inevitable ‘end of holiday’ is now fast approaching so the urgency to make the most of the days is higher than ever. A quick drive back towards San Fra ... |
Monte Bello Dreamer(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 9: December 28th You always find out pretty quickly from the first ascent of the day if the legs are with you or not and there’s no hiding when you have a 29% driveway to scramble up before you even make it to ... |
Pacífico Los Trancos Mi Amigo(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 8: December 27th Insomnia is not something that I normally suffer with, but it was tough to sleep last night. Knowing what was “out there”, poised and ready to be ridden, kept my mind from fully switching off. ... |
On the Crest of a Wave(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 7: December 26th With the relative disappointment, suffering and lack of consideration that the weather showed towards two fervent bicycle riders yesterday it was time to seek revenge with a hundred plus mile r ... |
White Heat(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 6: December 25th As a child a white Christmas is something to dream about. As a bike rider it doesn’t even make the top one hundred on the wish list to Santa. I’ll let you into a little secret though, firmly ... |
Serenity Defined(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 5: December 24th Now it has to be said, my carefully sculpted list of “if I could live anywhere in the world” places is being blown out of all proportion by the day (well, actually by the minute). Moving on fr ... |
Lava Red Roads of Napa Valley(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 4: December 23rd Having formerly hosted rounds of the Mountain Bike World Cup it was obvious as to the off-road potential that Napa Valley has, and with vineyards, rolling hills and many a glowing report for th ... |
The Taming of Mt Tam(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 3: December 22nd Well I’m more than happy to say that this morning my blue jersey (AKA the sky. Don’t worry I frequently have trouble following my warped way of thinking as well) had been returned to wh ... |
Own Up, Who Stole My Blue Jersey?(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 2: December 21st All eyes on the forecast and temperatures looked to be on the rise. Suntan cream on Christmas day…er, I think not. Good news in one respect but what’s better, cold and clear or cold and wet? ... |
So, You Riding or Sliding?(15/01/2009)California Diaries Day 1: December 20th After a long day of travelling yesterday it felt so good to get a proper night's sleep in preparation for the first ride of the trip. The idea was to start from Plymouth and trace our way thro ... |
