Stage 1, day 1 (Friday, 14 May 2010):  Bohumín to Opava (50 km) Bohumín railway station, 3.25 pm, Friday. Here at last, after months of p...

Many thanks to those whose nominated this blog for a Crank award. The upshot is that it has made the shortlist of five nominees for best Com...

Today - 20 May - is the last chance to nominate my blog for the Crank World Cycling Blog Rankings. All you have to do is open the Crank no...

This is my 50th post. It's also my most important one so far, as I'm using it to pay several debts of gratitude.

Looks like my attempt at audio blogging on the go failed. Never mind, I'll try again when I get home - in about 3 hours! Yes, I'm on...

Hope this gets through to the blog ok. I've never tried audio blogging before, so apologies for any roughness at the edges.

I've decided to continue. The rain has stopped, the forecast is not too bad, and I feel refreshed after a good night's sleep and a h...