When I first saw last year's Velothon Wales advertised I knew it was a challenge I wanted to take up. However, as the weekends and months flew by and the latest promise of another health kick failed to get off the ground I realised it was too ambitious. Fast forward six months or so and for... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: The Bwlch & The Rhigos – A Rite of Passage – By Gareth Thomas
The Bwlch and the Rhigos are seen as somewhat of a right of passage by many cyclists in South Wales. By which, of course, I mean the Bwlch AND the Rhigos, not one or the other. As part of my ongoing, incremental training plan I decided to have a bash at these last Saturday. I... Continue Reading →
Guest Post: From Radyr to Llantwit Major, via the Bwlch – by Gareth Thomas
I've had my road bike for a little under four years now, but there was a period when it stayed in the garage for at least two years just gathering dust. I rescued it last summer and have been gradually building up my fitness with the goal of completing Velothon Wales in May. As it... Continue Reading →