Cycling and Triathlon

A surprise caller

The doorbell at Curesam Towers rang earlier tonight from a surprise caller, who came with a huge boost to our fundraising efforts for Diabetes UK. Stuart Allen is not a man I have met before but one who came with … Continue reading →

Riders through the storm

Of all the riders on this years London to Paris cycle challenge for Diabetes UK, the biggest group from one organisation were the eight intrepid souls shown below from Novo Nordisk – the makers of NovoRapid Insulin (which Samuel relies … Continue reading →

London to Paris 2011 video

London to Paris 2011 Photo’s

Guess where I am?

I don’t think you’ll need 3 guesses!!!

The old man is snoring

It’s raining, it’s pouring etc etc I tempted fate by suggesting that the rain was slowing down. We are seven miles from the Eiffel Tower and it is sheeting it down. Once you get soaked to the bone, you can’t … Continue reading →

The final stretch

The rain started this morning about 9am and has been unrelenting since. People are cold and wet bit spirits remain high. Just before lunch, we did the longest climb of the three days – a steady 400ft climb over 4 … Continue reading →

As wet as the Coast2Coast

Well, the rain came – and then some. Feet like blocks of ice and soaking wet kit – It reminds me of the Coast2Coast ride in June!

Father and son

Blair McClymont and his Dad Bobby are rising for Diabetes UK. Blair on the right is the youngest rider here at 17 years of age and is Type 1 Diabetic. His Dad is the oldest rider here but I won’t … Continue reading →

He’s been to the Harbour bar too!

If you’ve ever been to Scarborough you might have been to The Harbour Bar – a 50’s style ice cream parlour and milk bar that does the best Knickerbocker Glories in the world! I mention this simply because Simon Jenkins … Continue reading →