Race 5 – LXIII GP Primavera de Ontur
This week’s race was the LXIII GP Primavera de Ontur, a 90 mile (145km) road race across flat and rolling plains, with two category 3 climbs. See the Start Sheet here. I woke up at 5:45am to … Continued
Race 4 – Trofeo Iberdrola de Zamora
Sunday was the second race in the area of the city of Zamora this weekend… the Trofeo Iberdrola (read Saturday’s race report here). I woke early on a beautiful sunny Sunday morning, and we had a big breakfast in … Continued
Race 3 – GP Ayuntamiento de Zamora
We had two races this weekend… the GP Ayuntamiento de Zamora on Saturday, and the Trofeo Iberdrola on Sunday. It wasn’t a 2 day stage race, but it was two separate races, both organised by the same race … Continued
Support from the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust
I am very fortunate to be given support from the Jeremy Willson Charitable Trust for the 2016 season. The financial costs of working towards the higher levels of a cycling career are very high, and I was not only … Continued
Race 2 – Trofeo Olias Industrial
I developed a sore throat in the last 2 days and I felt absolutely rubbish during my training rides, and so I was praying last night to be well and strong for the race in the morning. Luckily … Continued
Race 1 – Trofeo Guerrita, Copa de Espana
Finally the time had come for my first Spanish race, the 90+ mile Trofeo Guerrita Elite U23 Copa de Espana (Cup of Spain) division 1 race, which is a very prestigious race that has been running for 25 … Continued
Settling in & First Race Preview
There’s just two more days to go until my first Spanish race. I will meet my team tomorrow morning and we’ll be travelling the 280 mile journey from Madrid to Benidorm to stay over for the night before … Continued
First two days in Madrid
Staring at the raindrops sliding down the window whilst sitting in the lobby at Bristol airport, “miserable weather” I thought, but now it was time to leave it behind. On the plane I was sitting by the aisle … Continued
Perf’s Pedal, first race of the season
That was fast… Today was my first race of the season at the classic Perf’s Pedal elite road race in Hampshire. First of all, I was glad that the race was dry with some sunshine, especially after … Continued