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First Audax of Spring

March 22, 2018 balancingontwowheels 200km, Audax, Brough, County Durham, Durham, Howden, Hull, Kingston-upon-Hull, Long distance, Randonneur Round the Year, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Tadcaster, VC167, Welton

Beasts and mini-beasts from the East might have swathed the country in snow, but as the first day of Spring[…]

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Rosie Banner

Straight on at Rosies

February 3, 2018 balancingontwowheels 200km, Alfreton, Audax, CTC, Humber, River Trent, Straight on at Rosies, VC167

The rain was splattering against the windscreen as I drove down to Alfreton for an early season Audax. If I was[…]

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Balmy January road

Petrolhead Angel

January 26, 2018 balancingontwowheels 200km, Bridge Rolls, Brough, Darlington, Hull, Humber, Humber Bridge, Keadby Bridge, Northallerton, River Tees, Topcliffe

The blowout on my rear tyre was fairly loud, the inner tube was shredded and the tyre wall was split[…]

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Diversion to snow

Winter tailwind

December 27, 2017 balancingontwowheels 200km, Audax, Brough, Durham, Durham Cathedral, Howden, Randonneur Round the Year, Sedgefield, Stockton-on-Tees, Tadcaster

I don’t know if I really wanted to ride my bike today; I feel anxious and tired before I even[…]

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Stonedale Moor

Winter adventure into the Wilderness

December 16, 2017 balancingontwowheels 100km, Bridge Inn, Darlington, Grinton, Keld, Muker, Pennine Way, Reeth, River Swale, River Tees, Sleightholme Moor Road, Stonesdale Moor, Swaledale, Tan Hill Inn, Teesdale, Touring, yacf

A few friends embarked on a winter adventure: cycling into the Pennines for an overnight stop at the World Famous[…]

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Howardian Hills

Howardian Hills Audax

November 27, 2017 balancingontwowheels 200km, Ampleforth, Audax, Brough, Carpenter's Arms, Coxwold, Felixkirk, Melbourne, Randonneur Round the Year, Topcliffe, VC167, Welton, York

Winter audaxing might be a soul destroying exercise in self-flagellation if it wasn’t for log fires, real ale and heart[…]

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York Vale

Randonneuring Yorkshire and Lincolnshire

October 12, 2017 balancingontwowheels 200km, Audax, Brigg, Gunness Bridge, Howden, Humber, Humber Bridge, Humber Bridge 200, Keadby Bridge, River Ancholme, River Ouse, River Trent, South Ferriby, Thixendale, Welton

Audaxing is the sort of holiday that involves visiting petrol stations and eating Ginsters sandwiches. It doesn’t have to be,[…]

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