As part of my ‘year of racing locally’, the Lake 62 standard distance triathlon was a good fit. A nice low-key(ish) race that was close...

Having managed to PB on a halfway house TT position last week (see previous post), this week I got to ride the Giant Trinity with its new...

With mixed experiences at cycling Time Trials in recent weeks, in early June 2018 I searched the CTT website and found a ‘fast course’ to...

Edit June 2021: Want to read about the new 2021 Giant TCR? That's over on my new website, The Sartorial Cyclist! I blogged back in March...

With 2018 the year of ‘local racing’, the Bowood House sprint triathlon was a near-perfect race candidate: practically on my doorstep, a...

Last night I went hunting for a PB and came away with nothing but frustration. What was supposed to be an attempt at a new 10-mile time...

So, what’s happened since my last incomprehensible rant? Well, I ran my slowest competitive 10km for many years (accepting that it was at...

Have you ever experienced the phenomenon where, having just picked up a new car from the dealer, you suddenly seem to notice everyone...

Last night was supposed to be a real ego boost; a chance to prove I’m not as unfit as I tend to make out. Having set a 25-mile TT PB and...

Missing the AG win at Westonbirt by just two seconds was a bit of an eye opener, or perhaps a good kick up the butt. I can list a ton of...

I first raced Westonbirt in 2015 and then again in 2017. It’s “only” a local sprint triathlon, but it’s always well-organized by DB Max...

Every now and then a piece of completely unessential yet desirable cycling kit comes along. It’s what the UK military calls “Gucci Kit”:...

You know how it is. You're minding your own business, working at home at 11am on a Friday morning, looking forward to a nice swim at...

Edit June 2021: I might have changed my mind, again. Check out my review of the 2021 Giant TCR on my new website. If you’ve been...

Something that regularly occupies the minds of novice triathletes as they gear up for their early races (even us experienced Age Groupers...

My first triathlon of the year. Not a short little pool swim followed by a 20km bike and a 5km trudge on some muddy rugby field. No, a...

[This is a revision of an article I wrote for the old Triathlete’s Diary back in 2014. I think a lot of the content still stands, but...

It’s almost universally accepted that one of the most effective upgrades you can make to your bike is to swap out the standard wheels for...

[I originally wrote this article for my old website back in 2015, but as it was one of the most popular pages I chose to update it and...

I must have had five or six Retul bike fits over the years, including fittings on previous road and time trial bikes with Garth Kruger at...