Epic Gran Canaria Stage 1

Over the weekend the Epic Gran Canaria was run off again, in scorching conditions under the Canarian October heat. Constantin has taken part in every event since its inception in 2018, and every year the event has gone from strength to strength, with small changes in the format each year.   There have been night time criteriums, differentContinue reading “Epic Gran Canaria Stage 1”

Mayo XTRM 200, part 2

And so I made the front a group of 5; Lloyd from South Africa, Chris from Texas, Paul- who I had never met but had sold me my bike frame, and Dave who I had met many many moons ago doing a Mizen to Malin non-stop event, when Padraig Marrey had taken a group of very limited experience (one cyclistContinue reading “Mayo XTRM 200, part 2”

Mayo XTRM 200, part 1

The Mayo XTRM 200, is a 200km gravel/ road audax event, running for the past five years or so, organised by Seamus O’Dowd and Edward Nealon. It includes 16 gravel sectors totalling 79.4km, the longest being a 17km section through Letterkeen, and comprising a mix of overgrown dirt paths, rocky slabs, forest trails, roots, singletrack, mud slides and every kind ofContinue reading “Mayo XTRM 200, part 1”