The A team

Here's the official team photo - me on the left, Anil in the middle and Paul on the right. Paul and I are giving an interview on BBC Radio Leicester on Friday 19th June at 12.15pm if you're able to listen - should be available online - http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/local_radio/index.shtml

89 miles this week

A mixture of commuting and morning/evening rides. The GPS is still playing up so can't prove anything! It's going well, although my bike has developed a loud rattle, which sounds as if it might be a bad thing, best just to keep ploughing on regardless!

86 miles this week

Cranking up the miles this week, although GPS woes mean I can't prove what I've done. Started to do some fundraising at the University with a photo quiz - I'll post the picture of me as a small child later - the ones of me as a cachectic teenager are less appealing (if funnier)

Wembley 2009

Yet another disappointing result, but Ruby enjoyed her trip to Wembley. She made this collage of the best bits (i.e. before the game kicked off!)

77 miles this week

Back on with the training, although some bicycle maintenance I attempted resulted in a broken chain and some badly aligned gears, so onto the old bike for a change - a bit of a lump compared to my carbon fibre beauty - still plenty of miles pedalled and starting to feel a bit fitter again.

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Sculpture

Here's the sculptures that I have made on my night school course so far. The top piece has been accepted for an exhibition! What this has got to do with cycling is anyone's guess, I suppose I might break my hand if I fell off, and the middle two pieces might represent the progressive deterioration of a certain part of my anatomy after 300 miles in the saddle...

11 Miles this week

Bit of a rubbish week for cycling, although the Giro makes good viewing, especially in the Dolomites. Lance seems to be carrying a few extra pounds, something I can certainly identify with at the moment.

The picture of our ultimate destination was taken by my brother-in-law. He's got a website www.davecarsonphotography.co.uk and I'm trying to persuade him to take some action shots on the bike - he should be available for commissions!