Five years ago I organised the first celebration of life party following the death of my parents – I didn’t want to mourn any more but instead wanted to celebrate the lives of my parents and let everyone know how wonderful life can be and how lucky I felt...
The pink bike with spokey-dokeys and handle bar streamers did not really offer me the street cred that I wanted and so at aged eight my parents agreed to an upgrade. We spent hours in a second hand bike shop, looking for something that might suit, but I was always a...
As an avid follower of the Tour de France for many years, having seen stages in Beziers and Narbonne as well as of course the London 2007 prologue, last year’s 2013 Tour was my first attempt to see a multi stage section of the Tour de France and fulfil a dream to see...
I’ve cycled a lot for much of my life but a favourite cycle memory I decided to share is a cycling touring holiday with my Mum; we cycled the length of the Outer Hebrides in September 2010. The story is particularly important as my Mum died 17 months later and...
I’ve ridden some form of bicycle/tricycle as long as I remember. Probably was on a tricycle from around age 3, progressing to bicycle with stabilisers, then balancing all on my own. At secondary school I had a racer, I don’t ever remember the brake blocks...
