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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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Stars and Spokes
- Apr 9, 2021
- 5 min
Why does the military do expeditions?
Pascal here. A question that both Dan and I get asked frequently is, 'Why does the military do expeditions?' Another common question,...
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Stars and Spokes
- Apr 4, 2021
- 7 min
Dan’s Top Tips – What we’ve learnt from cycling 7000 km in the past 100 days...
Dan here. First 100 days of 2021 done! Training has really taken shape over the last 3 months. Time for some reflection, now that we have...
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Stars and Spokes
- Mar 22, 2021
- 4 min
Meet Lana, Joe and Dan: The Experts!
Pascal and Dan here (joint effort this week!). As the saying goes 'behind every great man, there's a great woman'. Or in our case,...
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Stars and Spokes
- Mar 7, 2021
- 4 min
Meet Pascal: Expedition Leader (the bearded half of the cycling double act!)
Pascal here. Sounds like quite a grand title, Expedition Leader. In reality, it means that I have the pleasure of completing most of the...
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Stars and Spokes
- Feb 28, 2021
- 5 min
Meet Dan: Expedition Cyclist (half of the double act!)
Hello all, Dan here again. So as part of the meeting the team series I’ve put pen to paper, or at least fingers to keyboard to explain a...
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Stars and Spokes
- Feb 21, 2021
- 2 min
Meet Cocksy: The Expedition Fundraising Manager
Cocksy here, AKA the “Expedition Fundraising Campaign Manager”. As we continue our monthly theme of introducing expedition team members,...
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Stars and Spokes
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Expedition Supporters - MPs and Liveries!
Weekly Highlight: We have a Government Minister as part of the team! Amazing! 🙌 Weekly Lowlight: The arrival of snow and ice, never...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jan 31, 2021
- 2 min
Meet Tim: The Expedition Physical Trainer
Tim here. I am part of the wider team working alongside Pascal and Dan as they prepare to cycle across the USA, my role is the Expedition...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jan 24, 2021
- 3 min
Our first expedition fitness test: FTP madness!
Weekly Highlight: Our first expedition fitness test, great to get so much useful data 💪 Weekly Lowlight: Our first expedition fitness...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jan 17, 2021
- 3 min
Looking into the mind of Dan! Danger....
Dan here. So Pascal started us off nicely with the training goals that we need to hit, but after jointly agreeing these together I wanted...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jan 10, 2021
- 4 min
2021 Targets: Training for a 5,000 km ride!
Pascal here. The thought of riding 5,000 km across a continent feels quite daunting! When you then add in the fact that we both have to...
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Stars and Spokes
- Jan 3, 2021
- 2 min
2020 Summary - 'Struth! We cycled to Australia!'
Pascal here. So that was 2020, not the best of years! At the start of the year, COVID wasn’t a thing, it was definitely a thing by the...
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Stars and Spokes
- Dec 31, 2020
- 12 min
Mid Winter 200 miler - Observations of a recently thawed out cyclist!
Pascal here. As I type this up today, the morning after the day before, there are still a couple of finger tips where I haven't quite...
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Stars and Spokes
- Dec 27, 2020
- 4 min
The Boxing Day ride, a time to reflect (and probably time to take the tinsel off the bike...!)
Pascal here. COVID or no COVID, the Boxing Day ride is always an opportunity to reflect, after what is inevitably a hectic few days in...
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Stars and Spokes
- Dec 16, 2020
- 3 min
The Christmas Conundrum. Pros and Cons.
Pascal here, with an overview of the conundrum. Christmas is one of the few times of the year the military guarantees time off from work,...
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Stars and Spokes
- Nov 28, 2020
- 3 min
Nov 2020 Overview. The Emperor's New Clothes (are not waterproof...)
With the rainy season now in full swing, often the main focus during any ride is to avoid getting so wet that you end up throwing your...
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Stars and Spokes
- Oct 17, 2020
- 3 min
Sep 2020. The winter season is upon us.
The leaves have started to fall, the rains have arrived and the temperature is dropping – but the enthusiasm isn’t (ish)! The start of...
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