Mountainbiking and bikepacking in Sussex and further afield
Tour Divide 2022 – Day 3 – Fernie to Whitefish Date: 12-06-22 Mileage: 118.78 miles Cumulative mileage: 284.63 miles Climbing: 4754 feet Cumulative climbing: 17841 feet Elapsed time: 14hrs 59min Riding time: 10hrs 25min We left Red Tree Lodge and headed into downtown Fernie in search of food and bike shops. The previous day had…
Tour Divide 2022 – Day 2 – Elkford to Fernie Date: 11-06-22 Mileage: 60.87 miles Cumulative mileage: 165.85 miles Climbing: 5459 feet Cumulative climbing: 13087 feet Elapsed time: 12hrs 32min Riding time: 9hrs 10min We awoke to rain and as we were packing up we realised that all the other TD racers had actually long…
Date: 10-06-22 Mileage: 104.98 miles Cumulative mileage: 104.98 miles Climbing: 7628 feet Cumulative climbing: 7628 feet Elapsed time: 14hrs 28min Riding time: 11hrs 55min The night before the start we stayed at the Douglas fir resort Banff, a luxury spot, shame we didn’t arrive till quite late the night before though, didn’t really get much…
I know everyone likes a good kit list, and it’s fair to say there is no right or wrong with this, you have to take what is comfortable for you. I spent 18 months refining my kit and making sure I had all the clothes I needed to keep myself warm and dry for all…
Days 10 to 13 Day 10 90 miles – 3350 feet climbing – Burbage to Guildford As it turned out no one appeared in the night, but none the less it was a fitful night’s sleep. It was still quite hot and the bivvy bag was really quite unpleasant, coupled with the fact the wood…
Days 6 to 9 Day 6 74 miles – 5479 feet climbing – Marazion to Trevelgue I started off the day feeling really rough, but at least the sun was shining so we headed out in the direction of Land’s End. Neither of us had been there before and I wanted a photo next to…
With the Tour Divide a definite no go for 2021 with all the issues associated with Coronavirus, flights and border crossings we decided not to waste all the hard earned fitness we had accrued and decided to do a two week trip for the purpose of both getting a few miles in and making sure…
The Trans Cambrian Way had be calling me for a number of years and what with the pandemic ruining the year for the Welsh Ride Thing and other events we usually do we decided to go and check it out. Having been riding regularly in the area for a few years now we knew that…
In April 2021 the planets, and more importantly the weather, aligned itself for another crack at the King Alfred’s Way. Back in August 2020 we did the top half of it anti clockwise on our trip to Newquay. Then we had a crack at the bottom half in December 2020 on a ride home from…
South of Chichester there is a great network of gravel paths, you can join them up to make a fun loop. There are a selection of cafes and pubs en route too. This can either be a fun, quick blast, like my ride was, or you can take your time, visit some cafes and have…
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