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Month: November 2018

Posted on November 10, 2018November 10, 2018

Why La Marmotte Alps is Europe’s Toughest Gran Fondo

Why La Marmotte is so brutally hard, but also so beautifully addictive. How deep can you go?

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This week I should have been racing through my favourite mountains in @haute_route Pyrénées. Seeing so many friends going out there to compete has been hard to handle after I was forced to pull out due to health reasons. So instead of racing bikes in the sun I went and listened to brain-shattering music, including one of my favourite ever bands @cultofluna, in a muddy field with one of my oldest friends. So it ain’t all bad. I also ate some bangin fish and chips. . #mountainmutton @arctangentfestival #arctangent #cultofluna @employedtoserve #arctangentfestival #mentalhealthawareness #eatingdisorderrecovery #relativeenergydeficiencyinsport #orthorexia #somewherealongthehighway #hauteroute
Nearly forgot about this with all the palaver of that bike race in France going on... New piece for @cyclingweeklymagazine is on the shelves now! Some of the crazy and cunning techniques in use in the pro peloton that you didn’t know about... til now...! It took some Colombo-level sleuthing to get some of these, but big thanks to those that helped, including @JamiePringle @digdeepcoaching @harrytanfield.94 @matthew.hayman @adamhanseeno @russdowning and so many more 👌 . #mountainmutton . #cycling #cyclinglife #trainingcamp #instacycling #training #lovecycling #bikestagram #roadcycling #strava #fromwhereiride #wymtm #roadlikethese #outsideisfree #cyclist #insearchofup #lifebehindbars #baaw #cyclingweekly #freelance #journalist #blogger
The bike is becoming a distant memory and recent medical tests suggest it will stay that way for some time. But I did hit a deadlift PB today and am generally getting stronger so that’s something. Mental strength is still somewhat wobbly however. 💀 . #mountainmutton . #cycling #cyclinglife #instacycling #cyclingshots #wymtm #tattoos #tattoosofinstagram #mandalatattoo #legday #everydayislegday #workout #deadlift #weighttraining #eatingdisorderawareness #mentalhealthawareness #fitness #training
Great to see my new piece for @cyclingweeklymagazine currently in the top slot of the site. A look at whether Team Ineos should be backing the experience and proven ability of Geraint Thomas or going with the prodigious talent that is Egan Bernal in the biggest race of the year. My working title of ‘A pain in the Ineos’ didn’t make the cut though. ☹️😆 . #mountainmutton . #cycling #cyclingweekly #tourdefrance #teamineos #geraintthomas #eganbernal #tourdefrance2019 #letour #cyclinglife #freelance #journalist #cyclingwriter @teamineos
Well, @willhavenband are very very good live. No gimmicks, no fancy lights, no bullshit chat between songs, just four angry men very dark music. So good. . #willhaven #craufurdarms #independentvenues #willhavenband #hardcorepunk #heavymetal #justaphase #stillateenager
My first piece on the racing side of Cycling Weekly is online now! A look at EF Education First’s alternative calendar, and how their riders are balancing it with training and racing in the WorldTour. @lachlanmorton was a gent to interview, thank you 🙏 Check it out at www.cyclingweekly.com . #mountainmutton . #dirtykanza #taiwankom #cycling #cyclinglife #trainingcamp #instacycling #lovecycling #bikestagram #roadcycling #strava #fromwhereiride #wymtm #roadlikethese #outsideisfree #cyclist #insearchofup #lifebehindbars #baaw #cyclingweekly #freelance #journalist #blogger @cyclingweeklymagazine @ef.educationfirst.procycling @rapha @dirtykanza

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