2012 Review

One year like this will see me right for life!

That is a play on words of a London Olympics song (Elbow - One Day Like This).  What a year!

Here are my cycling highlights:

• The Kiwi Hunt 1200 in February: the toughest ride I've ever done.  I was completely out of my mind at the end of it.
• 1200 The Kiwi Hunt Ride Report

• The Wessex Series: I capitalised on my early season fitness to complete the hilly Wessex Series.  
• 200 The Dorset Coast
• 300 The 3D 
• 400 The Porkers
• 600 The Hellfire

• The Easter Arrow: an unusual event because it is a team ride and everybody arrives around the same time. 
• 400 The Easter Arrow

• The Russian 1200: magnificent, a whole new experience.   
• 1200 Vologda-Onega-Ladoga

Here are my off-the-bike highlights:

• Did the Park Tools Mechanics course led by the lovely David Eales of London Bikehub
• Being Gamesmaker at the Olympics
• Seeing Bradley on his Olympic gold winning time trial
• Seeing dressage at the Paralympics, won by Natasha Baker
• Bradley winning le Tour de France
• The Jubilee and our street party
• My knees seem to have recovered from all the early season strain
• And finally, I have won the Willesden CC ladies audax champion trophy!

Let's get planning for 2013!