THIS MUCH I KNOW

ALWAYS THINK BIG

Never set a limit to what you think you can do, because if you don’t think you can do it, you can be sure nobody else will. We were told we wouldn’t be able to do that first 100mile ride last year, and the same with this. It’s all in the mind - your body can put up with so much.

...BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO PUT IN THE HARD YARDS

I’m constantly reading books - and magazines like this one - to show me how to improve my diet, my skills... I was reading it in a log cabin in Wales over New Year, which is where I got a lot of ideas for this ride.

HILLS AREN’T ONLY FOR SKINNY RAKES

Dave’s 16 stone and I’m 15 but we love the hills. We know we’re not ideally built for them but so what? We’re having fun on them!