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Image for story The Langford Hideaway

The Langford Hideaway

I am a recent addition to Hertfordshire and have been cycling 2017.
I had no idea how cycling and cafe stops were so interlinked, but I am now hooked. It has been such a blessing during the lo... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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Image for story 1000 miles since September

1000 miles since September

I purchased my electric bike in September 2020 and haven’t looked back. 1000 miles done, 300kg of carbon saved and I still love using a bike to get to and from work. Having the electric motor defin... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Streetbikes donation

We've been trying to declutter our garage for a while and have accumulated a number of bikes that have been replaced due to size or style.
Today we donate 4 bikes to the Streetbikes project - a... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story Heart Attack

Heart Attack

Ten years ago, I had a heart attack while refereeing a football match, thankfully, I made it to the hospital, where a stent was fitted. I was told that it would take me three months to get fit agai... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story Fresh Air

Fresh Air

Cycling during the pandemic has meant less cars on the road, meaning fresher air :) and also safer roads..!

Topic: Andare in bici ai tempi del Coronavirus

Good to be back

Finally it is good to get out with club again.

Topic: Andare in bici ai tempi del Coronavirus

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Image for story Kingdom of Fife 100m ode to a Solstice

Kingdom of Fife 100m ode to a Solstice

Cycling 100 miles through the night was amazing but the time in the saddle is not so good, erm if you know what I mean! Hopefully, my derrière will forgive me soon! Obviously, missing all the traf... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Northumberland

Did a lovely bike ride from Seahouses to Holy Island and back a couple of weeks ago. Myself and my husband. We called at the lovely Bamburgh on the way back. 46 miles in all.

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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Image for story How lucky am I?

How lucky am I?

Like many others I was stuck at home through lockdown and had become a bit sedentary when it came to exercise. Deciding enough was enough It was time to get back on my bike. I always use to commute... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Blue flame

A lovely easy ride out for a drink in the sunny evening with beautiful Kate. First ride for her in years, wont be the last

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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My love for cycling

I've had my fair share of tragedies over the years, then being diagnosed with Menieres disease, this means I am prone to severe vertigo attacks.

I have always ridden horses for years and... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story Never to old to peddle and roll.

Never to old to peddle and roll.

Five years ago I got a bike to get out, have some fun and maybe loss weight. 18 months later I had loss 6 Stone, I now own four mountain bikes and at the young age of 57 will be going to Bike Park ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Altro

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Past the halfway point

I decided to set a challenge of riding 250 days in a calendar year and as we approach half way I have managed 130 (including some indoor riding after I broke my wrist on an icy January morning comm... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Get out there and ride!

#WomenWhoRide
As a 50 something woman, who has a failing transplant and isn't in the best of shape, riding bikes gives me the headspace to deal with my daily stresses. While out on the bike I a... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Lovely evening for a pedal

I’ve just had a lovely cycle along the Tarka trail with my friend Jane. We had a a nice catch up whilst taking in the fabulous views along the estuary. Total therapy session:)

Topic: Altro

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Biking

I bike every morning before school so tired in the morning but have to stay motivated

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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Twice a day, five days a week

I've now been cycling to work for 9 years,
Most people think I'm crazy, as I cycle in all weathers and all year.
Come rain, snow, hale, wind and sometimes sunshine.
It's all just fun.<... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Image for story Tour de Rennie Grove

Tour de Rennie Grove

I’m currently about to take to the roads of the southern Chilterns in the 3rd and final leg of this charity ride.
Being a regular cyclist, with distances of 50 miles a regular occurrence, I set... Per saperne di più

Topic: Una storia dalla Bike Challenge

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My personal challenge.

About 8 years (and 20,000+ miles each) ago, my wife and I set ourselves a personal challenge, to use our cars as little as possible. We only have the one car now, which is only used for long journe... Per saperne di più

Topic: Frantoi di carbonio

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Image for story What a wonderful tonic!

What a wonderful tonic!

I started cycling more regularly (rather than quick commutes and around town) when I signed up for a charity challenge in Kenya for a unique and amazing small charity.
Getting started was a bi... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story No-one told me about Lincoln being so hilly!

No-one told me about Lincoln being so hilly!

After many years feeling like a bit of a social outcast cycling round Cardiff to many different universities, offices, schools, pubs, cinemas and so on, this year I was happy to be offered a dream ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story Cycling can be a little wooden....

Cycling can be a little wooden....

I am so excited about this! I felt 5 years old again!! 🪵 🌲 🚴

Is it bamboo? No

Is it heavy? No

Is it nice to ride? Hell yes! 🤩

Built from wood here in Hampshire i... Per saperne di più

Topic: La mia storia d'amore in bicicletta

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Image for story Return to cycling

Return to cycling

I have always had a bike since I was a child. I would ride all the time with friends or on my own not so much to get places but more for the enjoyment of cycling.

However like with a lot ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Una storia dalla Bike Challenge

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Image for story The South Downs and Beyond

The South Downs and Beyond

I live in Brighton on the south coast and am very lucky to have the sea and the South Downs on either side of this City. There is nothing bettwer than cycling along the coast through Shoreham Harbo... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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Take the frst step

Sold the car in late april, cycling to work since. Best may ever weather wise. Someone is trying to tell us something.

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Image for story Post-pub have-a-go session

Post-pub have-a-go session

I'd arranged to meet my boyfriend at our local pub after work. I commute by bike, but despite having a bike and a short commute, he didn't. After we'd had food and a few drinks, we were leaving and... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story Why I ride!

Why I ride!

Around 5 yrs ago I was invited to cycle around Keilder forest for charity, little did I know that was the beginning of a love affair with the bike. My love for cycling grew and grew from a slow and... Per saperne di più

Topic: Un ricordo felice di un giro in bici

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Me and my mate

I hadn’t risen for a few years after having chemotherapy for Hodgkins Lymphoma.
Prior to my illness I regularly cycled with my mate who uses a hand crank recumbent bike.
He encouraged me ba... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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Image for story Respect

Respect

I have always cycled and for many years it was a hobby however one day at my parents house my father spoke of a cycle from Edinburgh to Glasgow in the rain on his dying Scott bike and it was his be... Per saperne di più

Topic: Altro

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Enjoyable rides

since I started riding again I've put a little effort in expanding my rides
though sometimes it does not work out because my legs tell me to stop
but even though I do stop on that day I wi... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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New places, new friends, new bike.

I've been commuting to work by bike for a little over 3 years, which has changed my perceptions of cycling from a sport, to a necessity. I've been a rider since I could balance on two wheels, and I... Per saperne di più

Topic: Andare in bici ai tempi del Coronavirus

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Image for story Being Watched

Being Watched

My regular route for a leisurely cycle is the Belfast - Lisburn towpath. Its a flat route, following the canal and river, with a few bridges over and under the path. Its generally peaceful and quie... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio posto/percorso preferito per andare in bicicletta

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Image for story The Fake Commute

The Fake Commute

So i pinched this idea from someone else, while in the first lockdown last year i would normal go out of a ride along the local trails on the Gravel bike. But once the weather had started to change... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story 'Olive' my substitute horse!

"Olive" my substitute horse!

I have ridden horses all my life but as my pal "GG" was in his final years, and I knew I never wanted to own another one, I needed something to take me to all the places he and I visited. Sooooo...... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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A bike ride a day keeps the doctor away

I decided to ride my rickety old Kona mountain bike every day of June as a personal challenge. So far I'm on day 22 and have been out everyday and ridden 188 miles, the most in one day is 20 miles ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Una storia dalla Bike Challenge

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Image for story Dust off that bike! #WomenWhoRide

Dust off that bike! #WomenWhoRide

When lockdown was announced in March 2020 my first thought was how am I going to exercise with gyms being closed? And so I dusted off my bike in the garage and started to explore the local area. Mo... Per saperne di più

Topic: Andare in bici ai tempi del Coronavirus

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Image for story Cycling in ladies Breeze groups

Cycling in ladies Breeze groups

In recent months, I have been struggling with low mood and anxiety related to big changes happening at work. Cycling has really helped me unwind and switch off for a few hours each week. But it is ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Andare in bici ai tempi del Coronavirus

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Image for story Commuting onto Triathlon

Commuting onto Triathlon

Cycled in my teens for pleasure, transport and freedom. I had a brief return in 1990's, moutain biking and embraced it again 7 years ago commuting, now progressed onto 70.3 Triathlons.
Working ... Per saperne di più

Topic: La mia storia d'amore in bicicletta

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Image for story Starting them young

Starting them young

I love cycling in all it’s forms and I have bikes for everything - commuting, road, gravel, bikepacking and MTB. So I really hope I can encourage my 18mo son to take it up too. I can’t make him of ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story Freedom

Freedom

I cycle to work when I can, it takes me about 25 minutes, a distance of 4 miles. Today I wanted to visit a colleague who has been off work due to illness. She lives in Bedford & parking is diff... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Commute #womenwhoride

Biking to work each day (32miles round trip) was a lot when I started doing it. But the benefits are amazing. Not only have I saved money, and improved my fitness, it is also a shorter commute (1 h... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Everyday life of a Commuter

I commute to work Mon-Fri every week and have seen a big change in people's lifestyles since COVID; there are more pedestrians and cyclists about which leads to less traffic. During the pandemic c... Per saperne di più

Topic: Il mio tragitto in bici per andare al lavoro

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Waiting for my foot to mend

A few years ago I took up running (again!) and gradually built up distances with the aim of running a marathon. Then I injured my foot through a combination of long runs and vigorous spade work on ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Altro

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Image for story Half of the Welsh Dragon Route

Half of the Welsh Dragon Route

This past weekend I joined up with some friends who were riding a full circuit of Wales including the South, West and North Coasts plus a circuit of Anglesey and returning down the Welsh - English ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Altro

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I Love To Ride

I don't really have a specific story. I simply ride because it's good for the environment, good for my wallet, good for my mental and physical health, and I enjoy it.

It would be amazing ... Per saperne di più

Topic: Frantoi di carbonio

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Well-being on wheels

I started riding recently with three other women. I knew one of them already. We have all become friends now and we use our weekly ride as therapy! We talk about everything. From children, to diffi... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Image for story Cycling the Hebridean Way

Cycling the Hebridean Way

We flew to the Outer Hebrides from Glasgow airport on a little plane with propellers! The bikes were waiting for us at Barra airport - the only beach airport in the world, so I'd definitely recomme... Per saperne di più

Topic: Un ricordo felice di un giro in bici

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Image for story #WomenWhoRide

#WomenWhoRide

A couple of hours happily getting lost in the Levels (Somerset!) Whilst it's important for the media to call out harassment of women doing their thing out and about, let's make sure it doesn't crea... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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my kids are motivating me

My 10yo has his 'bikability' sessions this week at primary school and he wanted to cycle to school. I wasn't happy letting him go alone, so dusted off my own trusty bicycle and we took off early on... Per saperne di più

Topic: Incoraggiare gli altri a pedalare

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Making Time

Spare time is somewhat of a luxury when you have a 5 year old, 3 year old and 5 week old. Finding enough time to get out on a bike ride has proven to be challenging these last few weeks but with th... Per saperne di più

Topic: Una storia dalla Bike Challenge

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