Cycling

I cover many aspects of cycling as a means of travel, including towing children about. Various aspects of recreational, commuter and competitive cycling are covered. There are Tandem bike reviews, child trailer reviews, cyclo-cross & time trialling advice and results, and lots more!

How the BC Rankings Work

BC (British Cycling, formerly the British Cycling Federation) operates a points-based system in competitive events. Each type of event that ...

Convert Between MPH and KMH

In the cycling world, there is a lot of cross-over between imperial (miles) and metric (kilometres) measurements. In the UK we are used to ...

Neil Pears Memorial Cross

Cyclocross

Very dry, fairly warm and with a fair headwind on the tarmac finish straight. Youth race Photos and video from the mid-morning youth ...

Watching the Tour of Britain in Ipswich

07 Sep 2023

I happened to be in Ipswich on the day that the Tour of Britain passed through on their way out from Felixstowe, but was on my way to London ...

Paris-Brest-Paris 2023

Audax: long-distance cycling

Below is a table of some Strava athletes who are riding the 2023 edition of Paris-Brest-Paris. Their stats are updated here as soon as they ...

Trans-Con Race 2023

12 Aug 2023

This year's edition runs from Belgium to Greece, with controls in the Italian Alps, southern Slovenia, southern Albania and northern Greece ...

La Marmotte Granfondo Alpes 2023

Thousands of riders had a crack at the multiple mountain ascents on the Marmotte Alpes, and many succombed to the heat. I was in the early ...

Godric CC 10-mile time trial

Time Trialling

Super hot day (almost 30 degrees) so it was important to be well hydrated. I drank half a 750mL bottle just before the start, and drank another ...

Last ever Tour of Cambridgeshire

04 Jun 2023

Here are my photos from the 2023 edition of ToC! Great to catch up with Anna and Wayne (founders of Rehook) before the start.

600k Ben Allen's Summer Outing

Audax: long-distance cycling

The weather couldn't have turned out better! Not only was it nice and sunny most of the time for the audax, back home it was quite chilly ...

300k 3Down London - New Forest

Audax: long-distance cycling

I had planned this as a relaxed three days of riding down to the south coast and back, with stunning scenery of the New Forest as the highlight ...

Calculate your New-distance Eddington Number!

16 Mar 2023

When you've connected your Strava account to swinny.net, we analyse each activity to figure out how many "new miles" or "new kilometres" you ...

Calculate your Climbing Number!

10 Mar 2023

In physical activities, the Climbing Number is a progressive score that is based on the number of days that you've climbed that number of feet ...

Calculate your Eddington Number!

09 Mar 2023

The Eddington Number is a strangely addictive score for cyclists, devised by British astrophysicist Arthur Eddington for ranking their achievements ...

200k Alfreton to Wrags

Audax: long-distance cycling

The East Midlands and Fens delivered dry roads and no rain, but it was fairly chilly and overcast. There were over 100 starters from Alfreton ...


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Calendar

All Cycling events | All events

October 2023 2 events November 2023 1 event January 2024 3 events December 2023 1 event July 2024 1 event August 2025 1 event

Coming soon...

15 October 2023 (Sunday): VC Revolution Cross

22 October 2023 (Sunday): CC Ashwell Cross

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About the author

My name is John Swindells and I'm a keen recreational cyclist with a preference for long one-day rides. I've also previously dabbled in time trialling and cyclo-cross. See more of what I get up to on Strava!

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