Okay so if any of you follow me on Instagram (or have made your way here from my Insta - hi if you have!), you'll be aware that last week I had some really exciting news... Following an e-racing series put on by Movistar, I have been selected as a member of their e-racing squad … Continue reading Joining the Movistar E-Team!
As we draw closer and closer to 2021 - and I'm sure many of us have never experienced quite so much anticipation for a new year to begin - I have started to look at races based in the UK for next season. I have a couple of reasons for this... Who knows when international … Continue reading Epic races and events in the UK!
Is talent a good thing? You know, I'm not sure. We are conditioned to believe that talent is the definer of how successful we will be in life - what on earth that success is I still don't know. From a very early age we are split into those who are talented, and those who … Continue reading Is talent a good thing?
Abergavenny Castle The last couple of weeks (months) have been crazy, and life seems to have run away with me a bit - tell-tale sign number 1: no writing. I was made redundant, moved out of Henley and back in with parents, and am now looking for a job. So when my mum and dad … Continue reading A Welsh Adventure
Cycling. Two wheels. A saddle. Frame. Brakes. Couple of gears. Helmet. And yet, it's a black-hole for money and a guarantee for abuse from drivers when out on the road. I've been told to get back in the kitchen, to f*** off back home, and to stop spreading coronavirus. I've had two motorcyclists reach out … Continue reading Being a cyclist: on the roads…
Given the current circumstance, I feel the need to throw my hat in the ring. And I'll try not to use the word "unprecedented" at all. Cycling inside and using a turbo is nothing new; a brief google search shows a photo of a penny-farthing stationary trainers from 1884, currently housed at the Národní technické museum … Continue reading Virtual Cycling: the new Marmite
If You Aren't In Over Your Head, How Do You Know How Tall You Are?T.S. Eliot The above quote seemed poignant given the years I spent wanting to be shorter, then wanting to be taller, and finally just not caring at all. Before writing this, I re-read my recap from Land's End to John O'Groats … Continue reading Virtual JOGLE: An inside adventure
Hello, it's been a while. As with most people starting a blog or a website, I absolutely had the best intentions to post weekly and provide plentiful updates of my adventures in New Zealand and beyond. Then life happened, mental health happened, a job happened, and writing drifted to the very bottom of my priority … Continue reading The Adventure Continues… and this time I’m not getting on a plane
Henley Women’s Regatta, 2018. A brief conversation with one of my friends ignited an insatiable desire to do something. And that thing was taking on the cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats. At this point I didn’t even know if my back would be in a position to allow me to do it without … Continue reading The First Adventure: LEJOG 2018
Steph's Great Adventures 