Category Archives: yorkshire

Hell of the North West 2021

Up then down, then up then down, then up some more… 520 Miles Too many feet of climbing 60 ish hours The Hell of the North West is a road based long distance bike ‘race’ (it’s not a race). Its 520 miles with over 45,000 ft of climbing. The route was made by Dan JonesContinueContinue reading “Hell of the North West 2021”

Dales Divide Race 2020

55 hours 15 minutes of the whatever the North could throw at me. The Dales Divide is a 600km mixed terrain route with 9000m of climbing. Having heard of the route last year and with it being not far from where I live, it had always been my plan to complete the route in someContinueContinue reading “Dales Divide Race 2020”

All Points North 2019 – Day 2, and the rest

275.75 Miles 19:58:25 Moving Time 23:07:55 Elapsed Time 11,418ft Climbed X2 giant bowls of curry devoured at the finish! Waking up with my alarm at 3am was actually a relief as my constant shuffling in my sleep during the night turned the light and fan on with the movement sensor. Oh well, feeling somewhat refreshed,ContinueContinue reading “All Points North 2019 – Day 2, and the rest”

All Points North 2019 – Day 1(and a bit)

293.24 Miles 23:50:54 Moving Time 26:45:13 Elapsed Time 26,061 ft climbed 9 croissants consumed The start was great, everyone turned the right out of the HQ and then the next junction everyone went off in different directions, it was like wacky races. Getting out off Sheffield was a series of crossing paths with other racers,ContinueContinue reading “All Points North 2019 – Day 1(and a bit)”

All Points North 2019 – Pre Race

With nearly a year passed since the All Points North Race in 2019 and with the news that this years race has been postponed, I thought it was a good time to try and recollect the crazy 50 or so hours I spent on the saddle during the race. Plus some before and after snapshotsContinueContinue reading “All Points North 2019 – Pre Race”

TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas

TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas The Transcontinental Race. The big one in my eyes. The Transcontinental was the race that caught my attention around 5 years ago while running out of things to search for online at a job that saw me staring out of the window for most ofContinueContinue reading “TCRNO7 – Transcontinental Race 2019 1.Prologue- My road to Burgas”