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COVID-19 Is taking hold. People are scared. Economic disaster is looming and worst of all, there seems to be no end in sight.  I have no words to describe the worry that is lurking inside of me. I do not worry for myself but for my family. My elderly mother in particular. This disease feels […] The post COVID-19 appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

Welcome to Episode 7  Day 5 My trip ends in Lourdes In short the weather for the next week is going to be crap. Also I’ve loaded up the bike too much and its all becoming a pain. The good bit is that I spent the day exploring Lourdes. Find out the whole story by […] The post Day 5 It ends in Lourdes appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

Welcome to Episode 7  Day 4 Bedarieux to Lourdes by Train. The previous days riding left me battered bruised. I woke up and looked out of the smelly rooms bedroom window. The weather looked grey. The mountains in the distance were covered by dark grey clouds filled to the brim with water. My exit plan […] The post Day 4 Bedarieux to Lourdes by Train 170 miles appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

Welcome to Episode 7  Day 3  Montpellier to Bedarieux, 55 miles. This was a hard day. In fact very hard. I didn’t expect this to be so tough. The mountain just didn’t stop coming and this was in part because of the Garmin Touring plus route choice. It just loves to take you on the […] The post Day 3 Montpellier to Bedarieux 55 miles over the Espinouse Mountains appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

Welcome to Episode 6  Day 2 Nimes to Montpellier Today was a lazy day. Taking full advantage of a nice soft large bed before a long days ride. Today’s ride took me thru Le Vidourle with it’s lovely water fall where i stopped for a crepe filled with nuttella and an expresso. The waterfall is […] The post Day 2 Nimes to Montpellier 45 miles appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

Welcome to Episode 5 The Day after Mount Ventoux Today was the first day of my ride home to back to the uk. Coming off the back of riding Mont Ventoux, Today was going to be hard. Having said that I still managed to put in a solid 70 miles and ended my day in […] The post Day 1 Crillion Le Brave to Nimes 70 Miles appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

Welcome to Episode 4In this episode I asked the question do you need to get fit before going on the cycle tour? The post Do You Need To Get Fit appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

In today’s podcast, I play the audio track from the interview I filmed last year. Where John tells me about his early life as a young boy struggling at school, his adoption at nine months of age and finding his lost family. John goes on to tell me about his passion for climbing and walking […] The post Cycle For Your Life “An interview with John Merrill The Marathon Walker ” EP3 appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

In 2013 I cycled through Spain, Portugal, France and ending in Italy. The trip started out with two friends embarking on an amazing adventure on two wheels but ended with us parting company after ten days. in this episode, Jason gives his version of the story. Further reading of our adventure at the time can […] The post Cycle For Your Life “Jason Tell’s his side of the story” EP2 appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.

Welcome to the Episode 1 of Cycle For Your Life. Back in late 2012, my life changed path dramatically. I remember the day when my then wife asked me for a divorce. For me, this was a total bolt out of the blue and left me total and utterly in a spin. The following month’s left me feeling […] The post Cycle For Your Life “How cycling saved my life” EP1 appeared first on Cycle For Your Life.