Festive Finch 🎄🐦

You can watch bike racing without shelling out for HBOPARAMOUNTMAXSKYDISCOVERYBOLLOCKS in Spain 🥲

I am currently in Mallorca and it’s great to be back in one of my favourite places ❤️

Cambridge Half pics (this was last Sunday!). Still chuffed with my time (2 hours 5mins), if I really put my back into it maybe I can get a sub-2 next time?

Stansted again

If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

One of seven people having a lie down atop a giant sand dune by the ocean

I’ve eaten three (3) of these delightful pasteis (and two coffees, and a double helping of savoury baked goods at Pasteis de Belem. I REGRET NOTHING. Incredibly good value for money too!!!

Welcome to the Labour Party Donald

Scoffed a pasteis de nata and did an 8 mile run in Lisbon this afternoon, OUTRAGEOUSLY BEAUTIFUL

If you add Sting's bank balance to mine, I'm not skint any more.

I used to be a alt/indie music snob but I’m glad I’ve grown out of that, life is literally too short and boring for that nonsense

I’m on a Charli xcx kick 😆

This post is the single best advert for the fact that proper local journalism matters.
If Jim’s team hadn’t put the pieces together quickly, this wouldn’t have been stopped.

Noooooo!!!! Has your doc or physio recommended using a compression sleeve for it?

Mad that it’s one billionaire scumbag who’s behind these massive-scale evictions in London AND the mass closure of London pubs AND beloved institution the Prince Charles Cinema being in dire straits AND the high street being clogged with cruddy candy shops. A one-man enshittification engine.

I’ve never ever been in a training block for cycling (perhaps this is why I sometimes struggle with the longer audax distances and died multiple times on PBP 😆)

5K done today, 10miles-ish tomorrow. Training for half marathons is no joke (and I’ll have to keep myself in a training block until mid May! ☠️)

This should be all over North Norfolk Digital

The best women’s waterproof jackets in the UK for every type of adventure, tested Our expert rounds up the best waterproof jackets and raincoats for everything from a drizzly coffee run to hiking in the wilderness

Agog at the price of the jackets in this review…! A lot of them are mountaineering orientated but still…
(I managed to buy a hiking-specific Shakedry in pristine condition for 72 quid last month!!! I’m up to 2 Shakedrys now 😺).

www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

Is this a real shirt you can buy on Temu? It’s quite amazing 🤣

Ach, I’m sorry for your loss! 💔❤️

Some pics from Saturday’s half marathon. I think I’m ready to go for a run tomorrow morning after letting my legs recover from that experience for a few days 🤪☠️

My target pace of 2 hours for the half is looking pretty unlikely tbh. Whose idea was it to do a half in the UK in early March 😩

Gonna attempt a half marathon tomorrow (the real thing is in 3 weeks’ time 🥶) fuelled mostly by gels (perhaps a pastry break as well if I’m really suffering).

I’m thinking that the chances of shitting myself are quite high 🥶

I sort of hate how dependent we are on Wetherspoons with the sport that we do (long distance cycling, where getting your hands on food and drink FASTTTTT is sort of critical)

Should You Buy a Newspaper or a Yacht? Advice for Jeff Bezos

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Linocut print showing two cyclists riding along a winding country road at night under a full moon, observed by an owl perched in a tree. The scene uses bold carved lines and deep blues, reds, and yellows to create a moody nighttime atmosphere.

Shown mounted and framed. Linocut print showing two cyclists riding along a winding country road at night under a full moon, observed by an owl perched in a tree. The scene uses bold carved lines and deep blues, reds, and yellows to create a moody nighttime atmosphere.

A quiet night ride under a full moon. 🌕
Two cyclists on an empty road, watched by an owl in the trees.

This is Night Ride — an original hand-printed linocut inspired by night cycling and rural landscapes.

Is this your type of ride?

Bonjour

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I’ve been v impressed with mine - I’ve been using them since last June/July. Really supple, easy to install/remove! I have 32mms (I bought a spare set as well, they are that good)