Cycling for Good Causes

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Cycling Performance Programme

Performance Programme My plan and diary for keeping fit in 2023 will continue to focus on audaxes (long-distance rides) throughout the year. I'm still undecided about riding Paris-Brest-Paris in August, as it does seem to be a bit of a faff ... (more)

Audax: long-distance cycling

Audax: the home of long-distance cycling If you love recreational cycling, and enjoy the prospect of an all-day ride, then the audax may be just what you need. Audax technically means "daring" or "courage", but you usually won't need either ... (more)

Free-to-use Strava Tools

Tools for the Strava Athlete (more)

Crivit products

The Crivit® product range If you're looking for outdoors clothing or accessories, you could do worse than to browse the Crivit® range. Crivit® is a brand of German supermarket Lidl's, so it's most convenient for UK customers to head down ... (more)

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London-Edinburgh-London 2025

event info After a gap of just three years, LEL is back at its original slot in the Audax calendar and will take place two years after Paris-Brest-Paris. It will run between August 3 and August 8, and unlike in 2022 there will not be ... (more)

Diss CC Supercross

A really good new venue hosted by Diss CC and organised by Dave Wilby. This was at Old Buckenham Country Park, with the excellent OB Cafe acting as event HQ. The course was quite soft after considerable rain during the week, although 100m ... (more)

Ladybirds having a bit of fun

This pair of ladybirds was at it for several minutes! Seemed to be enjoying themselves. (more)

VC Revolution Cross

Well done to David Hales and VC Revolution for finding and designing a challenging but well ride-able course on farmland in the very rural countryside of the Essex/Suffolk border. They even built a second concrete bridge to allow a loop across ... (more)

Watching the Tour of Britain in Ipswich

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 for my daughter's graduation ceremony so couldn't hang around to see the riders on the return leg ... (more)

Trans-Con Race 2023

This year's edition runs from Belgium to Greece, with controls in the Italian Alps, southern Slovenia, southern Albania and northern Greece. At around 3700km it's much shorter than in recent years, but is still set to be a huge challenge ... (more)

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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!