Lycra and Lederhosen

With over 200 cyclists joining this year's Vodafone charity cycle, there was certainly a lot on offer for the 7 days from Milan to Dusseldorf via the St Gotthard pass in Switzerland.

Despite some sore muscles and a few bruises from breaking in a new saddle it was another successful trip. Once again my thanks to the organisers for inviting me again, Andreas and the rest of my team and all the other participants.

See you all again next year!

Trial run in the South Tyrol

With one week to go before I hit the road again, I made the most of a 4-day weekend and loaded up the bike for a short (225km) tour through the South Tyrol.

With 2 passes over 2000m to get over it was a good warm up and my leg muscles didn't fail to remind me of this at the end of each day.

Broke my chain on the second day which provided a bit of a distraction and a reminder that the bike is in need of some serious love and attention.