Woke up Saturday, after a fitful sleep, very nervous but Mark was also feeling the same so we understood each others nerves! Managed to get some porridge down, heard this was a good option to have! We got to the parking area in good time – 7.45am, pockets loaded and spare inner tube etc in […]

Up at 6:00 so I have time to let a big breakfast digest, don’t want to be sick on the first climb. Realise it’s very hard to force a big breakfast down at 6, so I have a normal size breakfast and hope for the best. Being worried about my legs turning to jelly, I […]

Sunday  saw the men’s and women’s National Road Race Championships as part of Pendle Cycle Fest, both of which contained levels of excitement, drama, grit and determination severely lacking from a certain other sporting event that day. Things got off to a bad start in the women’s event as a large crash involving several competitors […]

Ladies and gentlemen may we proudly present the cottages4you team for the National Cyclo-Sportive at this month’s Pendle Cycle Festival. The event, which is also being sponsored by cottages4you, will take place on the 26 and 27 June. As well as being a fit and willing bunch, one team member, Matthew Harvey, actually created the […]