Money can't buy you speed?
Spoiler alert. I started 2022 with a 10-mile PB of 20:16. As of last weekend, I stand to end it (one race remaining) with a PB of 19:23....
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- Apr 27
- 5 min
Kicking Off the 2022 Time Trial season – New Giant Trinity, New Position, New Kit
It felt like a long time since the aero testing on the track at Newport Velodrome by the time I lined-up for the first Time Trial of 2022...
- Apr 25
- 4 min
Less Power, More Speed on the Bike: calculating the benefits of aero testing
Rewind to February 2022. The British time trial cycling season is a still a long way off, training is still very much in the “base” phase...
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Long covid, weight gain and the pursuit of fitness
I’ve never tested positive for Covid. And I’ve done a lot of lateral flow and PCR tests. It goes with the territory of working in an...
- Sep 13, 2021
- 5 min
Cycling adventures of a time trialist in the Pyrenees – Pt 2
Sometimes I’m my own worst enemy. As I sat there eating another delicious meal and inhaling another half-bottle of wine on Wednesday...
- Sep 10, 2021
- 6 min
Cycling adventures of a time trialist in the Pyrenees Pt1
“There’s no excuse now”. So said the Facebook post from Ian at Pyrenees Multisport as the UK Government announced that it would no...
- Jul 30, 2021
- 5 min
Enve SES 8.9 vs 7.8: which is best for Time Trials & Triathlon?
When the Enve SES 8.9 deep-section wheelset first hit the roads in 2012 it quickly gained a reputation for speed. Essentially a matched...
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
More watts, less speed
I’m finally starting to hit the sort of 20-minute power numbers that I should have been hitting four months ago. Better late than never,...
- Jul 12, 2021
- 5 min
A month with Whoop
The bloods came back. That sounds like the start of a Victorian novel, or a crime thriller. But in reality, it was just the result of the...
- Jun 21, 2021
- 3 min
The season I'd rather forget continues...
It's almost time to do my next blood test to see whether I've managed to raise the levels that were deemed low in my previous tests...
- May 27, 2021
- 5 min
Testing Times
I've never fully understood why time trial cyclists are referred to as testers. Supposedly each race is a 'test'. I actually think it's...
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Not the start I was hoping for...
H25/1a is a 'new' 25-mile cycling time trial course near Theale in Berkshire. This year we raced it for the first time. Here's my review.
- Mar 24, 2021
- 2 min
It's almost time to race
Hard to believe but, barring any disasters, we should hopefully be time trialling again in a few weeks. Bank holiday Monday in early...
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Summer cycling tyres and winter roads = Ouch
It happened so quick I barely registered. One minute I'm in the middle of a sub-FTP rep, trying to get my average Watts back up in the...
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Starting 2021 with a lockdown
Let's be honest, we all saw it coming. And many of us probably wondered why the UK Govt deliberately waited until after Christmas and New...
- Dec 29, 2020
- 4 min
Now is the winter of our discontent
A broken TT bike, too much time on the turbo trainer and tours of Zwift. All of these things make Matt a grumpy cyclist...
- Sep 28, 2020
- 3 min
A course PB, a cracked frame and a DNS(A)
Having set a new overall 10-mile PB on P881 just seven days before, I knew my form was above average (for me), so going into the VTTA...
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
Chasing a sub 20-minute 10-mile Time Trial
How fast do you need to be to be "fast" at an Open 10 mile TT? Answer: VERY fast...
- Sep 4, 2020
- 5 min
A distinctly average Time Trial cyclist
Yes, I was officially the lowest-seeded rider at the National 10-mile Time Trial Championships... Just how slow?
- Jul 15, 2020
- 2 min
Two course PBs and sealant everywhere
Another time trial course PB following the return to racing