Next up in gravel Gran Canaria, this time Constantin off on a solo exploit, into the heat and blossoming unseasonal green October we had in 2022. The plan was ambitious, totalling more than 6500m climbing, and taking in- amongst other exploration- the best gravel road on Gran Canaria: Tirma. More on that later.. ! I got to shareContinue reading “Gravel Gran Canaria: Locura”
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Gravel Gran Canaria: The ‘GraVotT’
There is a road on this island that strikes fear into the heart of most any cyclist who has faced the beast, and is shrouded in an aura of reverence and apprehension for all those who have yet to answer the call. The Valley of the Tears. The ‘VOTT’. El Valle de los Lagrimas. DasContinue reading “Gravel Gran Canaria: The ‘GraVotT’”
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”
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