Three Countries

Yesterday I cycled 66.5 km, in three different countries! Heading from my home in the Netherlands it’s only 8 km to the Belgian border just

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Four Bananas

Yesterday’s cycle ride was an epic 105.2 km, again exceeding my best daily distance since I started cycling again last April. I ache all over

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Border Line

The first cycle ride of 2020. Not a planned ride today, just a case of seeing where the front wheel took me. I often follow

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CDD

I am currently participating in the Cycling Down Dementia campaign. This involves me cycling a total of 1000 km in support of Alzheimer’s Research UK.

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Farewell 2019

It’s been an interesting year for me here in the Netherlands. At the end of April I acquired a second-hand bicycle as I needed some

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December

December has not been a great month for recreational cycling here in Limburg. We have experienced extremes of weather. Sub-zero temperatures, freezing fog and endless

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Asten

Clear blue skies and warm winter sunshine were enough to entice me out for a decent cycle ride on my birthday. I headed north east

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Boxing Day?

The day after Christmas is Boxing Day…..right? Well, not here in the Netherlands….today is known as the Second Day of Christmas and the term’Boxing Day’

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The Bike

When I acquired my second-hand ‘Giant’ bicycle in April this year, I had no idea that it would reignite my childhood passion for cycling &

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Stramproy

Freezing fog, zero visibility, torrential rain & gale force winds, here in Limburg, have all conspired to deter me from recreational cycling for the past

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