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Glorious Mee 2008
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_0914.jpg" /br /br /Somehow I missed last year's event in the middle of a form slump, or did it coincide with that Sarah Blasko concert? Whatever the reason, I wasn't there in 2007. This year I needed a comeback ride... Read more...
Published 23 hours ago

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img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_1574-1.jpg" /br /br /I haven't got around to posting this yet, but I managed to have a birthday and survive yesterday. I would like to say that I have some kind of divine revelation to mark the occasion this year, but... Read more...
Published 6 days ago

Back in the mountains
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_0908.jpg" /br /br /Sunday was the day on which everything became alright again. I knew before I left home that I wouldn't be nearly 100% on the day, but I had already decided that simply getting through a ride to span... Read more...
Published 7 days ago

Back
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/IMG_0882.jpg" /br /br /The first "nervous" commute out of the last several thousand turned out alright in the end. We seem to be right in the middle of the windy season at the moment, which has meant decent headwinds riding into... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

Next
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_1766.jpg" /br /br /I have now officially spent five days in a state that could only be described as "totally useless", which also coincides with my longest break from riding since 1997. Frankly, I'm scared sh!tless of... Read more...
Published 2 weeks ago

To Hell and back
img alt="Hell's Hole" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_0898.jpg" /br /br /First of all I should apologise for taking so long to get this update, but I have been to hell and back in two different ways this week. The most recent one (and the one I'll mention... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago

Tosspot of the week
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/warning.jpg" /br /br /This one's personal, and it goes to the f*ckwit who hacked my email address last night and used it to spam (and deleted my address book). I'm not sure exactly how much damage they did at this point,... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Close, but no Brum
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_0874.jpg" /br /br /On Sunday I needed some big kilometres, I decided on another "century" in the Tweed Valley, this time I decided on the climb to a href="http://life-cycle.blogspot.com/2007/02/brum.html"Brummies... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Not my day
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_0867.jpg"br /br /To be totally blunt, I was in pretty poor form last Saturday. The fact that it had been a slightly stressful week didn't help. I set of with my regular ride partner Martin for the climb of Springbrook... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago

Adam Spencer on cycling
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Published a month ago

Darts
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_0780.jpg"br /br /For those who missed me on the weekend (there was at least one message on my phone) I have taken advantage of a local long weekend to indulge in my passion for cycle touring. I have seen spectacular... Read more...
Published a month ago

The Goat Track
img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v375/the_chris_man_50/blog%202/IMG_0746-1.jpg"br /br /I spent last weekend in Brisbane and didn't manage to get as much time to ride as I'd planned. I did manage a quick climb out of Samford over Mt Nebo the "back" way. It's actually an extremely... Read more...
Published a month ago