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Objects Along the Way Part 1 – The Roadside Shrine
Today's ride marked the beginning of a new series. Rather than following battles, myths or historical figures, Objects Along the Way turns its attention to the ordinary features of the Cretan landscape—the things that are seen every day yet rarely examined closely. Together they form another way of reading the…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
28. juni 2026
The Ground Decides - Part 10: The Ground Remains Unchanged
The ride covered 33.3 km with 650 m of ascent and 660 m of descent, set along a stepped rolling profile linking successive ridge systems, forest tracks, and village lanes across the Apokoronas uplands. Moving time totalled 2:09:49, with the principal ascents completed in approximately 24:51 and the major descents…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
25. juni 2026
The Ground Decides - Part 9: The Long Way Still Works
The ride covered 41.2 km with 907 m of ascent and 914 m of descent, set along a stepped, rolling route linking a series of distinct climbs across the Apokoronas hills. Moving time totalled 2:33:09, with an ascent time of 1:27:50 and descent in 1:05:19. Gradients reached +16.2% on the…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
23. juni 2026
The Battle of Crete Through the Life of Hanan Hess (1893-1941) E-MTB Battlefield Ride
The ride covered 29.9 km with 440 m of ascent and 447 m of descent, set along a stepped battlefield circuit linking a series of key locations associated with the Battle of Crete and the German occupation that followed. Moving time totalled 1 hr 46 min, with an ascent time…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
18. juni 2026
The Ground Decides - Part 8: The Climb Decides
The ride covered 30.0 km with 721 m of ascent and 726 m of descent, set along a rolling ridge-and-valley profile characterised by repeated short climbs and descents. Moving time totalled 2:08:29, with an ascent time of 1:11:06 and descent in 0:54:55. Gradients reached +25.1% on the steeper sections and…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
16. juni 2026
The Ground Decides - Part 7: No Short Way Across The old tracks still hold: how WWII movement corridors survive beneath modern roads.
The ride covered 33.3 km with 850 m of ascent and 870 m of descent, set along a rolling profile comprising an initial ridge climb, a central basin of repeated short climbs and descents, and a return to the higher ground before the final descent towards Kokkino Chorio. Moving time…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
14. juni 2026
The Ground Decides — Part 6: The Route Is the Route Why mountain terrain changes small-unit movement speed far more than maps suggest
The Ground Decides – Part 6
The Route Is the Route
Why Mountain Terrain Changes Small-Unit Movement Speed Far More Than Maps Suggest
The ride covered 32.3 km with 712 m of ascent and 713 m of descent, set along a rolling ridge-and-valley profile that continually gained and lost height…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
11. juni 2026
The Ground Decides — Part 5: Nothing Given on This Route Crete underwent its first systematic census under the Egyptian administration of Crete (1830–1840)
The ride covered 39.5 km with 831 m of ascent and 833 m of descent, following a rolling profile of repeated climbs and descents across the hills of the Apokoronas before a sustained final climb back towards Kokkino Chorio. Moving time totalled 2:28:03, with an ascent time of 1:18:14 and…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
9. juni 2026
The Ground Decides — Part 4: The Hills Make the Decision The operational importance of wells in the Apokoronas withdrawal routes, May 1941
The ride covered 35.9 km with 853 m of ascent and 851 m of descent, set along a rolling profile that combined short technical climbs with a longer sustained ascent through the centre of the Apokoronas before returning by a series of ridges and descents. Moving time totalled 2:08:36, with…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
7. juni 2026
The Ground Decides — Part 3: No Easy Line Through “Venetian watch systems and line-of-sight control across Western Crete.”
The ride covered 35.2 km with 801 m of ascent and 803 m of descent, set along a stepped and rolling profile made up of repeated ridge crossings, short valleys, wooded tracks, and agricultural lanes. Moving time totalled 2:11:44, with an ascent time of 1:16:14 and descent in 0:55:30. Gradients…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
4. juni 2026
The Ground Decides Part 2: The Ground Gives No Favour
The ride covered 36.0 km with 770 m of ascent and 770 m of descent, set along a rolling and stepped route linking the coastal plateau above Kokkino Chorio with the agricultural basin around Stylos and Armeni before returning by a series of short, sharp climbs to the uplands of…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
2. juni 2026
The Ground Decides Part 1: The Line Accepts No Argument
The ride covered 32.6 km with 740 m of ascent and 740 m of descent, set along a rolling and stepped route linking ridges, forest tracks, agricultural lanes, and a series of short but demanding climbs across the heart of Apokoronas. Moving time totalled 2:09:30, with an ascent time of…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
31. maj 2026
The Old Lines Still Hold — Part 7: The Terrain Sets the Terms
The ride covered 25.5 km with 600 m of ascent and 610 m of descent, set along a rolling multi-sector loop linking coastal approaches, intermediate ridge systems, agricultural terraces, drainage lines, and repeated short climbs across the Apokoronas basin. Moving time totalled 1:47:53, with an ascent time of 1:02:06 and…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
21. maj 2026
The Old Lines Still Hold — Part 6 The Nine Climbs of Apokoronas
The ride covered 41.7 km with 939 m of ascent and 938 m of descent, set along a rolling multi-sector loop linking ridge systems, valleys, agricultural tracks, and repeated short hill transitions across Apokoronas. Moving time totalled 2:35:45, with an ascent time of 1:32:02 and descent in 1:03:43. Gradients reached…
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Alan McWilliams var på mountainbike
14. maj 2026
The Old Lines Still Hold Part 5 - Riding Alone
This was the final ride in the series The Old Lines Still Hold — Terrain and Movement Across Apokoronas.
The ride covered 23.6 km with 593 m of ascent and 596 m of descent, set along a stepped inland route crossing repeated drainage folds, agricultural terraces, village tracks, and low…
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