Cycling - 2019

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!

Late December 200k

28 Dec 2019

Steady ride around Norfolk with a few friends, clockwise from Norwich and going as far west as Sandringham.

VC Revolution Hilly Fields Cross

Cyclocross

A fairly fast day's racing on the grass plateau and slopes of Hilly Fields in Colchester, helped by dry conditions and mild temperatures. ...

Diss CC Suffolk Supercross

Cyclocross

Leaden skies threatened the organisers, helpers and racers all day at Redgrave, butwe got away with it and enjoyed fairly dry conditions. ...

Preview of the Iceni Velo CX on Jan 19, 2020

Cyclocross 08 Nov 2019

Plans are firming up for Iceni Velo's annual cyclo-cross event at World Horse Welfare! The 2020 edition (part of the Eastern CX League's 2019 ...

West Suffolk Cross

Cyclocross

An overnight forecast of high winds put the event at risk, but these fortunately didn't happen - although it was quite windy in the afternoon ...

Neil Pears Memorial Cross (Mistley)

Cyclocross

Great conditions for this event, and the course was improved to give a longer stretch before the hairpin turn into the woods. Hopefully all ...

Spectating at the World Road Race Champs in Yorkshire

30 Sep 2019

Friday: Under-23 men's race I rode up from Holbeach, saw the race pass through Thorne, then rode through afternoon rain to see them at the ...

Godric CC 25-mile time trial

Time Trialling

A brisk south-easterly breeze blowing across the out-and-back course on the Suffolk border did little to dampen times, especially with sunshine ...

Iceni Velo 10-mile time trial

Time Trialling

It was a fast afternoon for my club's 10-mile time trial, between Attleborough and Wymondham on the A11. With warm sun and a mild SW breeze ...

Amis Velo Hilly Fields Supacross

Cyclocross

It was a warm, dry and dusty affair in the grassland and wooded trails of Hilly Fields in Colchester. Despite the favourable weather conditions ...

Round Norfolk Ride - for a young'un!

29 Aug 2019

Having realised that eleven was plenty old enough to be riding fifty miles in a day, my youngest son Michael set himself a challenge of riding ...

Coast-to-coast in a day!

03 Aug 2019

After months of planning, worrying and gnashing of teeth, seven souls set off on their bikes from the slipway at Whitehaven. Destination: ...

CC Breckland 50-mile time trial

Time Trialling

Serious heat and sun put paid to many people's hopes in this event, with an astonishing 26 DNFs. Combined with 15 DNS, that reduced the start ...

National Road Championships & Sportive

There were two very hard races in the fabulous Norfolk sunshine. The men's race in the morning was extremely fast and whittled the bunch right ...

National time trial champs

Time Trialling 27 Jun 2019

The GB road championships were in Norfolk for 2019, and I rode over to beautiful West Norfolk to spectate at some of the time trial races going ...

CC Breckland 30-mile time trial

Time Trialling

Riders had good conditions for the 30-mile East District Champs, with one person (Lloyd Chapman) averaging more than 30mph and the top 3 times ...

Dragon Ride

This was a hilly sportive in south Wales, with Margam Park as the headquarters. It was all extremely well organised, from the car parking ...

CC Breckland 25-mile time trial

Time Trialling

There were a few fast times on this calm evening, but a tough last few miles into a wet, rising headwind put paid to many people's hopes of ...

Tour of Cambridgeshire

The exposed, straight, flat roads of the Fens provided the ultimate test of endurance for riders on a hot, windy day. The early rolling roads ...

Ixworth Crits 2019

Photos from the early races at Ixworth Crits, 2019 event info Closed-road circuit racing in Ixworth village! More info on the BC ...

Iceni Velo road races 2019

Photos from Sunday's event on the May bank holiday weekend. event info A men's race in the morning, and a women's race in the afternoon ...

Crivit Smart Bike Helmet

Sports Gear: Under Test 19 Apr 2019

Lidl has rolled out its own "smart" bike helmet. It is competitively priced at £39.99 (as of April 2019) and features a rear light and ...

FOR SALE: Bikes, wheels, power meter!

16 Apr 2019

These items are all well used, but kept in good working order too. Thorne Voyager child-back tandem bicycle £400
We've ...

Back on the bike after a shoulder operation

31 Mar 2019

After being stuck on the turbo trainer for a few weeks after having corrective surgery on one of my shoulders, I finally couldn't resist the ...

CC Breckland 10-mile time trial

Time Trialling

Mild, sunny conditions with a brisk south-westerly wind blew the early-season cobwebs off the riders' time trial machines. On a revised course ...

Milton Cross

Cyclocross

A lot of recent rain turned the park into mud for all the riders, and it was slippery and slidy even for the under-10s and under-12s on their ...

Iceni Velo Snetterton Cross

Cyclocross

We enjoyed amazing blue skies and almost no wind all day (unheard of in this exposed location at the World Horse Welfare centre near Snetterton ...

Stow Scramble

Cyclocross

Stowmarket & District CC hosted round 14 of the Eastern Cross League in Haughley Park near Stowmarket, and created very challenging conditions ...

CC Breckland New Year 10-mile time trial

Time Trialling

This was a great way to start the year for the 20-odd time trialists. A mild northerly wind proved to be great for shelter on the run up and ...


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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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