About Dave Walker
3,916 km
208:03 h
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- Dave WalkerMay 17, 2022
I woke to the dawn chorus checked the time and swore at the birds. It was only just passed 4 in the morning and getting light. I turned over and had another hour.
However, in that hour the sky had a few more clouds and turned red. I made a coffee and then set about packing up.
Having used most of my water
- Dave WalkerMay 17, 2022
I planned this ride as a final shake down ride, fully loaded with bike packing gear that I'd be using on the TransAtlanticWay Race 2022. #TAW2022.
Didn't want to go too far but far enough to make it a full day and get some major hills involved. Well it certainly had some hills. I also planned a route
- Dave WalkerMay 9, 2022
This was the opposite to last weekend. Not to go far but to get some hills in. Certainly managed the hills.
Nice circular route over the Strines to Lady Bower, then up and over Snake Pass to Glossop, short sprint on the A628 to pick up Woodhead Road to the top of Holme Moss. Nice decent down the other
- Dave WalkerMay 3, 2022
I had to give it a go. Done a few 200km Audax starting from Sheffield and cycled to the start, means cycling home again that takes it up to 250km, but never done a 300, I have now, 301km in fact !
To save the legs I decided to keep it flat, well ish. ( That's Yorkshire speak, the good old "ish" ) Still
- Dave WalkerApril 26, 2022
Not my best day out on the bike. This Audax started and finished at Wadsley near Hillsborough and to up the overall distance I decided to ride to the start from home. This meant I had to get home when I finished.
It started out a very cold morning, which I didn't notice on the ride out to the start but
- Dave WalkerMarch 20, 2022
North, South, East or West it seemed like I was in a constant head wind that was bitterly cold despite the sun shine.
Just a quick ride out to spin the legs after a day sorting the garden out, and wanted to go take a look at Bullhouse Bridge and see what progress had been made on the removal of the pylons that terminate at Woodhead Tunnel. Massive project to remove 7 pylons.
Bit of a strong head wind again going out
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