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Wales 2025 Part 4
My last ride in Wales had me heading west. I had a plan to visit Castell Coety as they say in Welsh. I’m not sure how you pronounce it. I’m sure it’s not how it looks. There was a cafe attached to a gym not far away. Disappointing to learn…
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Wales 2025 Part 3
Day 4; ride number 3 in Wales. I’ll talk as positively as possible. I wouldn’t recommend the route I took, especially if you include some of the places I went through. I’m sure there are nice places out east, but they were in short supply this time. The highlisghts: Just…
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Wales 2025 Part 2
I thought the first day was brilliant. The second was even better. Of cource any day that starts with a tasty coffee and delicious bun is normally a good one.
Little did I know what lay in store when I leant my bike against the wall of Caffi Lab just…
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Wales 2025 Part 1
The first of my holidays finally arrived. It had been a very long, cold and wet winter. The one nighter to Rye a couple of weeks to test the tent went better than expected considering it was my first time. But didn’t really qualify as a vacation. This one was…
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Leith Hill Octopus
A very strange name for a ride. I was searching the internet for interesting routes, and amongst the results was this one. Leith Hill is a famous or infamous climb. It was a formidable part of the RideLondons that looped through Surrey between 2013 and 2021. I did this event…