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Rest Day 2: Truckin' into Texas!
I thought it might be useful to start this blog off with a stat relating to my ride. Since my last rest day update, I've covered 1,400 KM...
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Stars and Spokes
- Mar 22
- 2 min
Rest Day 1: How it's been so far
I've made it to my first rest day, hurrah! I write this summary from Globe, Arizona, up in the mountains just to the east of Phoenix....
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Stars and Spokes
- Mar 12
- 1 min
Track my ride, LIVE! Here's how...
Not really a proper blog post this one, just a note to let people know that it will be possible to track my ride LIVE over the coming...
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Stars and Spokes
- Mar 5
- 3 min
Check out THE ROUTE! 5000 KM in 30 Days.
If you think planning your local Saturday cycle club ride is a faff, try plotting a 5000 KM route across a continent! Thankfully, there...
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Stars and Spokes
- Feb 19
- 5 min
A Typical Training Week.
Pascal here. Probably the question that gets asked the most, 'How do you prepare to ride across a continent? You must have to train...
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Stars and Spokes
- Feb 9
- 4 min
Our Worst Blog Yet!
Our worst blog yet, one we never wanted to write. Warning: contains sad info! A joint effort this week, as we have a big topic to tackle!...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jan 4
- 6 min
Spain Training Overview: A 5-Day Andalucian Adventure!
Hola, Pascal here. As I stepped off the Malaga train, I emerged into a deeply unfamiliar world... I was suddenly surrounded by courteous...
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Stars and Spokes
- Dec 3, 2022
- 2 min
It's been a while, how was your summer...?
Dan here. First and foremost, a huge thanks to all for the incredible support in recent weeks. We have both been genuinely humbled by how...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Free Starbucks: Welcome to America!
Pascal here, officially stateside! 'Sir, are you active duty military?' The Starbucks server had spotted my Royal Navy cycling jersey,...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jul 5, 2022
- 3 min
Miles vs Kilometres: The Great Debate
A joint effort this month, as we tackle this pivotal topic - how do you measure your ride? Pascal (who is right) puts forward the case...
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Stars and Spokes
- May 15, 2022
- 4 min
The temperature in Arizona could be 53 degrees! And other planning considerations...
Dan here. There is little more that aircrew like more than looking at maps and charts, and working out speed/distance/time calculations....
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Stars and Spokes
- Apr 19, 2022
- 3 min
Putting ourselves in the shop window. Literally.
Pascal here. Let’s start this blog with the Oxford English dictionary definition of the term 'the shop window': the shop window A...
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Stars and Spokes
- Apr 5, 2022
- 5 min
Trafalgar Way Ride Report: Racing a Messenger over 300 miles!
Pascal here. As we rode out of Falmouth town centre it was hailing so hard that I couldn’t properly open my eyes or indeed feel my face!...
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Stars and Spokes
- Mar 6, 2022
- 5 min
California Recce Review: 'The rattlesnakes are out early this year...'
Pascal here. 'The rattlesnakes are out early this year...', said the immigration officer at Los Angeles International Airport as he...
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Stars and Spokes
- Feb 5, 2022
- 3 min
Trying to stick to the training plan, whilst evacuating Kabul!
Dan here. Six months to go… seems quite short when you write it down! Being at this point made me wonder whether my training so far is on...
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Stars and Spokes
- Sep 5, 2021
- 4 min
LEJOG Overview Part II: Scottish Storms and Headwinds That Make You Cry! (Week 2)
Pascal here. They say 'be careful what you wish for'....Having spent the first 7 days trying to avoid heat injury in the English sun and...
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Stars and Spokes
- Aug 15, 2021
- 5 min
LEJOG Reflections Part I: The English Super Heat (Week 1)!
Pascal here. It was 7 days prior to our LEJOG start date and I was sat on the sofa deep in Strava route planning mode, it was late in the...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jul 4, 2021
- 4 min
Let’s get iconic, time to LEJOG!
Pascal here. It’s time to get iconic, in the form of a Lands End to John O’Groats ride (or LEJOG, as it normally gets shortened to). For...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jun 27, 2021
- 3 min
Being part of the (cycling) club, is it worth it...?
Spoiler alert: We definitely think it is worth it! Join a club, then realise everyone is faster than you. Especially if it’s the Royal...
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Stars and Spokes
- May 9, 2021
- 5 min
Should you ride a bike through the night? (Yes, if only for the morning bacon roll!)
Pascal here. Both myself and Dan have completed numerous rides over 200km, often partially in the dark. Last weekend, the opportunity...
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