300 km Through the Night — My Moonrakers & Sunseekers Audax Story If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to ride 300 km through the night - across counties, chasing control points and eventually the rising sun - then here’s my honest account of doing exactly that. It had been a long time since … Continue reading Moonrakers and Sunseekers 300km Audax
Everesting Aston Hill – Time to RISE up
Three years ago, in 2022, I reached out to my sponsors and partners with heartbreaking news: I was withdrawing from Race Across America (RAAM). A mix of life events — financial strain, the birth of our baby, COVID, a hernia, depression, and renovating our home — impacted both my fitness and mental health. Although the … Continue reading Everesting Aston Hill – Time to RISE up
Basecamp or Bust: The Race to the Cafe
Everesting is all about climbing on a bike. To reach base camp, you need to climb half the height of the largest mountain on earth: Everest – a total of 4,424m (14,514ft). Basecamp or Bust I've completed both a virtual (Zwift) and a real-world Everesting (Whiteleaf Hill, Buckinghamshire). Now, it feels like the right time … Continue reading Basecamp or Bust: The Race to the Cafe
Why is the Sports Industry So Obsessed with Single-Serve Packaging?
This is something that has bugged me for a while now, and I honestly just don't get it. Back in 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) in the UK published new guidance for the industry, specifically targeting events and event organizers, to reduce plastic usage. A significant number of organisers have stepped up to this challenge, … Continue reading Why is the Sports Industry So Obsessed with Single-Serve Packaging?
What I miss about alcohol
It's 2014, I wake up with a stomach ache that rapidly develops into nausea and vomiting. Over the course of the morning, this worsens to the point I pass out on the bathroom floor. My wife (now ex) took me to the doctors where I ended up being blue-lighted to hospital with acute pancreatitis. I … Continue reading What I miss about alcohol
Stane Street – a guy x dhb adventure
Few people will find a silver lining when they suffer an injury. But a hernia in March 2023 turned out to be a pivotal moment in my cycling journey. As you know, I've been training towards the 3,000mi solo Race Across America (RAAM). I deferred my initial entry in 2022, about 6 weeks before the … Continue reading Stane Street – a guy x dhb adventure
Finding Ultra Again – Part 1
Back in September last year, I wrote a blog about how I was struggling to go long (as in ride the long distances I like to think I've become associated with). So, here I am with a follow-up - a short honest appraisal of where I am now. I am genuinely at a point where … Continue reading Finding Ultra Again – Part 1
Sweat (A La La La La Long…..Rides)
I had never labelled myself as a sweaty person until I started riding a bike a few years ago - working with FLOWBIO as a Beta Athlete has been an amazing experience, but has only served to confirm just what a heavy sweater I am. What is the FLOWPATCH? The FLOWPATCH from FLOWBIO is a … Continue reading Sweat (A La La La La Long…..Rides)
(Not) going long
I haven't ridden over 200km since my aborted E-W record attempt at the end of April. It's something that's niggling away at me, so time for some real talk about why I'm struggling to ride long. Start at the start Riding a bike, for me, was born from a time in my life when I … Continue reading (Not) going long
Tour de Chiltern Velo
The idea What are Bank Holidays for if not for riding bikes?! What's more, it will be a completely child free one for me (ok, that's twinged with a bit of sadness too). So positively, I wanted to get out on the bike with a purpose and do something a bit more interesting than just … Continue reading Tour de Chiltern Velo
Guy Stapleford Ultra 