Oh dear. I’ve signed up to ride the BikeOxford sportive on 11 September. The 80 mile route. I can’t remember the last time I rode that far in one day, but it was a VERY long time ago. The closest I’ve come in recent times was 100km (62.5 miles) back in August 2014, which was the target I’d set myself to earn a new bike. I duly bought my carbon fibre frame Colnago that Autumn and have been riding it since then. It’s got red handlebar tape now, by the way.

Colnago

I’ve hardly ridden at all over the winter so my training will be starting from a very low level. I should be able to get up to riding 40 miles comfortably without too much trouble, and I’ll work up from there. I’ll report here on progress from time to time. Wish me luck!