Month: June 2018
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Duracell Bunny vs Lejog record
Jasmijn Muller, the 2017 UK & World 24-hour TT Champion, is the next rider to step up to the challenge of the world record for Land’s End to John o’ Groats. Jasmijn will set out in July on her attempt to break the record of 52 hours 45 minutes, set in 2002 by Lynne Biddulph.…
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Broadwith’s record lejog run on Strava
Mike Broadwith has posted the GPS files for his record-breaking lejog ride on Strava. The results show that in addition to the new Land’s End to John o’ Groats record, Mike also posted a 24-hour record and took several Kings of the Mountain titles along the way. I’m wondering if we can avoid some of…
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Three in a row on Hard Cro
The other thing that slipped under my radar last week was Ian To’s third consecutive win in Hard Cro, the self-supported ultra race around the four corners of Croatia. Ian finished the c. 1,400km* ride in 65 hours 37 minutes (2 days, 17 hours and 37 minutes). The win follows Ian’s first-place finishes of 67…
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2,000km in a week
I’m falling behind on my updates, but honestly so much has happened in cycling in the past week that it’s difficult to keep up. A huge 1st week for @jennygrahamis as she began her #eastboundRTW adventure. Having started from the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin at 6 am on Saturday the 16th of June she has…
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Who is the goutcho, amigo?
It’s not fair that actions should have consequences. Less than two months after my first episode of gout, here I am again. I awoke yesterday morning with an all-too-familiar feeling in the joint of the big toe. I hadn’t done anything in particular to bring this on, apart from four consecutive evenings of drinking without…
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Granted, I was wimping out before June
But still, getting a few km in despite it being rainy season.
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43 hours 25 minutes and 13 seconds
Mike Broadwith has broken the record for Land’s End to John o’Groats, set in 2001. John o’Groats. Record broken. After the most unbelievable 43 hours 25 minutes and 13 seconds. Thank you to the whole team for getting @24HourMaths in and, remarkably, ahead of his schedule. ??? pic.twitter.com/RY5FBMJD8F — End to End 2018 (@endtoend2018) June…
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Feeling strong on the Tamagawa
Back in the saddle today to take advantage of a break in the rainy season weather. It was overcast and a bit cool, both of which are good for cycling. I didn’t wear my mask (although I did use sunblock) and I didn’t get too sweaty. It was also a bit breezy, but overall I…
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Where are they today?
Yesterday I wrote about a number of record cycling attempts in progress or in the making. In our first update, Mark Beaumont has captured the 127-year-old British hour penny farthing record, coming in at 21.92 miles (35.28km). He was just 290 yards short of the world record of 22 miles and 150 yards (35.54km) set…