Il Gusto

Jeepers. 30 to 40kph winds today, and when they blew, boy did they make themselves known. That was a pretty tough ride when facing the head wind, not helped by me stamping the pedals too hard very early in the ride to avoid oncoming traffic, all before I’d warmed up. From then on I had … Read more

Pre-Ride Protein

One thing I’ve been doing before my rides lately, rather than after, is to have my protein shake. The reason for this is that by late morning I’m hungry, but I don’t like to eat before I ride. That just leads to a bad time. So instead I’ve started having my milkshake (raspberry, very nice) … Read more

Weekly Review May 20th – June 2nd 2024

Each week I try to review and reflect on my previous week on the bike. This allows me to see how my fitness and ability is progressing on a wider timescale than day to day. For previous weekly reviews please click here.  Seems like I missed last week’s edition. In some ways that doesn’t surprise me. … Read more