Cycling Malmö
The day began with an enquiry over free bike rental at the hotel, to which I was informed only two female bicycles remained. Luckily my...
The designated bicycle path
When asked to think about the best places in the world to cycle, most people would point to Amsterdam or to Copenhagen (incidentally a...
Cycling São Paulo
In the autumn of 2012, I made the move across the Atlantic from the UK to Brasil in order to continue my career as a budding researcher...
Cycling San Diego
Day one (~70 km) After picking up our road bikes in downtown San Diego, an old friend Ian Varley and I started our journey out of the...
100 miles (160 km) in the saddle
Covering a distance of 100 km in an afternoon is a notion only attainable by car for the majority of individuals, but for the elite...
Cyclists who don’t help themselves (or others)
I recently posted on the issue regarding the innate hatred for cyclists on the roads, and I staunchly defended the individual on the...
Science and Cycling: To supplement or not to supplement?
“I’m not sure there’s an official definition, but roughly, the word ‘supplement’ covers anything you eat that would raise eyebrows if you...
Irate Drivers and Irritating Cyclists
Drivers, do you hate cyclists? Does it enrage you when you see a bicycle riding on “your” road? Isn’t it annoying how that cyclist is...
Brasil vs. United Kingdom
A lot of people think that I am crazy for cycling the streets of São Paulo, citing the perils of taking to two wheels in a city that is...
My cycling “career”
I have been a keen cyclist since the age of 17 (the age I learnt to ride a bike), and after discovering road bikes several years ago, the...
