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First bike ride of the year. 20km on the tandem with Mrs Noel. Great to get out again - lovely conditions.

A couple of Lake District races confirmed... Wednesday 21st July - Fellside Saturday 24th July - Old Crown Round July shaping up to be a...

Today's wildlife camera trap encounter. A fox - walking past the entrance to the badger set.

13.8 miles, 3,598 feet, 3 hours 49 minutes: Swinescar Pike, via Clappersgate, Skelwith Bridge, Loughrigg top, High Close and Elterwater Common on the...

Two pairs of Mandarin Ducks on the Wharfe in Otley this morning. Always have to make a joke about Duck a La Orange when I see them! Also a Goldcrest...

Richard Eastman from Cumberland Fell Runners is unable to lead the organisation of the Wasdale and Scafell Pike fell races in 2021 and would be...

Another tough one on the treadmill this morning. 6 miles all uphill 15% gradient. Put in numerous reps of between 3-5mins, and finished the 6...

Personally, I think I'll wait to see the Sussexes and Ali G interview.:D

A very eloquent piece of writing. I must admit I did once watch Oprah when she interviewed another paragon of virtue. I think his name was...

Interesting piece in Unherd yesterday...

By "chat" I presume you mean scripted, rehearsed, multi-taked,heavily produced and closely edited mini-version of Gone With The Wind? This is...

Latest books are Educated by Tara Westover. It's brilliant. The one I'm now reading is 'The Book of Trespass' by Nick Hayes. Surely that's a...

After 6 days off the bike, due to tidying up my garden and allotment and getting the heavy work out of the way prior to shoulder surgery on the 24th,...

Worryingly they are even discussing it on R4 this morning. I tried to change the station but it's that long since we listened to anything else the...

I’m with you 110% :) but, demonstrating just how ‘close’ I follow all this, I didn’t even know she was having a chat with Oprah

It would be/was a beautiful route. Lancashire is actually really nice.

I wasn't been ironic. I love Meghan. So don't start moaning about her on my thread. :p

Well of course really it would be a good thing as a transport link- although it does go very close to some of those houses. Maybe if it does get...

I think we should all "take the knee" for the duration, to show that we care.

Four emojis! Wow, now that is deeply ironic.

Well one or two new house-holders might be a bit grumpy and there is the little problem that the new line would have to be routed away from where the...

Talking of track beds I had a lovely ride from Earby to Carleton on the old Colne/Skipton route last week. It was a bit muddy and puddley so you...

Times like this we could do with Les Dawson's mother-in-law jokes, when mother-in-law is the queen versions.

What a difference two degrees F make! The average today was 34.7 F. Positively balmy although the only riders I saw today were hard men all in black...

I've just seen an article on the BBC site about it. It's full of the interview "is likely to" and "might". And that's the story!! They don't even...

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The usual etiquette on the Forum is to add a suitable emoji when you are being deeply ironic.

I've had my mountain bike serviced. Needless to say I could have looked after it better. Can't wait to ride it this weekend.

I understand that the new classifications are there to assist with identifying camper vans as opposed to commercial vans when spotted by Police...