106 miles; 7hrs 33; 5,373 calories; 1,175 m ascent The gentle rolling ride through the French countryside turns out to be a series of hills a bit like going up and down L’Eree Hill 25 times. The fierce headwind for…
The boys set out from Guernsey on Sunday 13th May for an overnight stopover due to an early flight from Heathrow on Monday. A pleasant evening in a country pub is followed by a leisurely breakfast in the airport. An uneventful…
Final preparations underway for the ride. Eamonn has a bit of practice riding on the wrong side of the road along Bulwer Avenue, has a panic attack and falls off – great entertainment for the driver and passengers on the passing…
We are proud to be supporting the Guernsey Sports Association for the Disabled as they travel to the Bath & West Disabled Games this month. OF&D has funded the travel for the group competing in the games as well as…
Another day another training ride and all four guys are on top form on the coast road. Mike decides to do a bit more on the coast road while the others go ahead for more hills in Eamonn’s plan. Mike…
Ray and Ian are taking it very seriously with a training trip to Mallorca. First morning of training they are accosted by the fashion police, stripped of their chosen cycling jerseys, and their dignity, given a change then ordered to…
Gaby and Chris Betley very kindly host a dinner for 30 people at their house to raise money for the slam. Thanks to them and everyone who turned up to support us!
Eamonn has a training plan in mind and the boys are following – how many times can you ride up the hill past the Imperial Hotel? Just to prove the point that we should be training by riding uphill Eamonn…
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