So this is me (in France) I love cycling 🚴♀️ always have & probably always will. I’ve done a number of challenges over the years, not really into racing, cycling because I enjoy cycling and for my physical and mental health. Mental health has been proved, to be as equally as important as physical health during the last few years, so look after you.
I’m a mature cyclist (alright very mature 😱 you might even say old ) Cycling clears my head and with a regular helping of golf, wild swimming & cooking..... all of them keep me fit, healthy and happy! 😁😊
I’ve made some lovely friends along the way, I’ve learnt a lot about myself and bikes. The people I’ve met, the experiences and stories you hear all add to the tapestry of life. When you out on your bike, you can get to see some real life and if like me you take the odd wrong turn well it really doesn’t matter, life isn’t perfect.
Back in 2016 I cycled through Vietnam & Cambodia – very hot & humid, my hair was permanently frizzy & I looked like I had just got out the sauna (tomato coloured), but what an experience – the people, the food, the smells, the sadness of the wars & the history. Angkor Wat was simply stunning
In September 2016 cycling London to Paris to raise money for the Lily Foundation, a very worthwhile charity. A group of 4 intrepid travellers, we used the Avenue Verte route. London to Dover was OK, but Calais to Paris was superb.
It might have helped if we had had a Garmin rather than a paper map but it all added to the adventure. There is a lot to say for wrong turns & generally getting lost, not speaking French and being generally clueless in a foreign non English speaking country 🚴♀️🤷♀️.
I deviated at the tender age of 56, and learnt to swim & decided to try my hand at triathlon, well why wouldn’t you 🤔 after all what could possibly go wrong.
Deviation done back to cycling, Lutterworth to Great Yarmouth with my girlfriends in 2019, the London ride 100 in 2019, Lutterworth to Skegness and back for LOROS in 2022. The Isle of Man TT Circuit in 2022, amongst many other
Mountain biking at Cannock Chase, Gravel biking around Sherwood Forest, the Forest of Dean, the byways and bridle paths of England can be a dream, it can totally change your view of the day.
My advice would always be go for it, after all what have you got to loose 😊
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An inspiration Wendy. Keep going!