Stodge

LATEST ARTICLES ( 192 )

• A Trip to Costa Rica

  

  This Christmas we decided to push the boat out and take advantage of the extended break for a big trip! Costa Rica was our destination. Read more

  Posted on 09 January 2017 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Pearl Izumi Champion Team

  

  A couple of months ago I applied to be a member of the Pearl Izumi Champion Team. Amazingly they selected me along with lots of other people from a diverse rang... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• World MTBO Masters Championships 2016

  

  Wow, what a weekend…. Talk about burning the candle at both ends and in the middle, I came back completely shattered and longing for a long sleep but a great... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• World Masters MTBO 2016 – Lithuania

  

  This month 5 years ago I ended my burst of late 30s fitness jumping off a garage roof in Russia at the World Cup MTBO final in the sprint. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Brompton World Championships 2016 – Race Report

  

  Preparing for the Brompton World Championships held in London on the iconic Mall is a strange one. It’s the event that doesn’t take itself seriously but... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Brompton World Championships 2016

  

  Just a day to go now until the Brompton World Championships. The bike is serviced, decided to leave on the mud guards and rack but I’ve taken off the mud flap... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Jukola 2016

  

  Jukola is a Fin phenomenon in orienteering – held since the late 1940s it has become one of the largest orienteering events in the world, this year attracting... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Holidays on Heb

  

  We have been meaning to go to the Outer Hebrides for years, the sheer distance and logistics of ferries kept putting it off but this year we planned early and... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• I Broke My E5 :-(

  

  Gutted. Getting my White E5 out of the garage the other day (it was clean for a change) I noticed a huge crack in the frame on the down tube it’s a shame but th... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Pimping the Brompton for Racing

  

  I’ve now sorted the Brompton into racing spec Longer seatpost Lightweight saddle SPD pedals Hard compound suspension rubber. I’ve left on the rack and... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Brompton World Championships – I’ve Got an Entry!

  

  Well, after not much to tell I’ve entered an event, got an entry and now have something to train for…. The Brompton World Championships!  http://www.brompton. Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2016 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Cancer Research – Holly’s Challenge

  My Daughter Holly will be raising money for Cancer Research this week – read her story below. I will be climbing the 15 highest Wainwrights in the May holiday i... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2015 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Somerset MBO – Quantocks

  

  A chance to ride a mountain bike orienteering event on my old home turf of the quantocks, mixed with a weekend catching up with the family and a visit to... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Dark and White – End of Summer 2014 MTB Lane Orienteering

  

  Arriving home from Cortina d‘Amprezzo late on Thursday night with a bike in bits, it was always going to be a rush to get to Matlock for 6pm to do an MTB... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Mountain Bike Dolomiti

  

  A family holiday taking bikes to Cortina d’Ampezzo brought an unexpected day pass for a big ride whilst Holly and Cath had a day relaxing with books, shopping... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Cycling on Lantau – Hong Kong

  

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  Posted on 15 August 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Dark and White Summer Series 2014

  

  Stodge is back! well fingers crossed. I started mountain bike orienteering with Dark White Summer series events in the Peak District back in 2006/7, I still... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Forest of Bowland, Gisburn and the Hornby Rd

  

  At the last minute this spring bank holiday weekend, we found ourselves looking for something to do, somewhere in the mountains or at the coast, an active 3 day... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Mansty Woods

  

  Walton Chasers held its first competition on an area never before orienteer’d on this weekend – a rare occasion nowadays in the UK. Read more

  Posted on 20 May 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS

• Hay Bike Fest – MBO Score

  

  The organisers of Hay Bike Fest’s MBO score asked me to give some advice on timing, there was also a kids MTBO being run at the outdoor centre which the event... Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2014 OTHER SPORTS, OUTDOORS