A gentle start and a good job it was too! The first part of my big day riding the King Alfred Way route took me from Reading down to Farnham. This part of the route featured a decent number of road sections on quiet country lanes as we left the urba ...
2,101 km moved on day 1 of Move4MS 2025. The 375 members of Bike the UK for MS’s Strava club are aiming to move 150,000 km in January - One KM for each person living with MS in the UK. It’s not too late for you to join the movement and fill the first ...
Part two of Felix's Consistency Tips when training for a multi-day cycling trip. Read Part 1 here! Don't Take it on Alone This also features in my winter cycling tips but linking up with someone else to improve your commitment to training is a huge h ...
The experience of our Executive Director, James Whateley. As I reflect on the last 10 years of Bike the UK for MS, I’m filled with immense pride and gratitude. What started as a small idea—a dream born on the roads of America—has grown into somet ...
Placement Students Charlotte and Olivia took to the saddle - not once, but Twice! Felix set them on a challenge to document their own autumnal bike ride as non-cyclists, sharing their experiences from a new rider’s point of view before meeting for a ...
Here is part 2 of Felix's Guide to Winter Cycling! Including the final 4 tips to complete the list. check out part 1 first if you haven't seen it yet! Tip 4 - Mudguards As you will be able to tell by looking at any of my bikes, I am often g ...
Packing for a supported bike tour like our 2025 trips requires some planning – not least for what riding kit to bring. Here are some of my best tips for packing your cycling gear ahead of taking on a trip like Land’s End to John O’ Groats or Lon Las ...
Getting out on the bike during the winter months can be more challenging because of any one of what I sometimes call the “four factors” (where Factor Four conditions are when all are present and even I think riding outside would be madness…!): rain, ...
As the elected most organised packer of the Bike the UK for MS team, I am going to talk through my must haves for our trips as a route leader. It can certainly be difficult packing for your first trip, but after having a few goes this Summer I have f ...
Gravel riding has become increasingly popular across the cycling world and I must admit that personally, I hadn’t quite got what all the fuss was about. Things changed after testing out both the Coast to Coast route as well as our new King Alfred’s W ...
