Yes, after a hiatus of almost six years, I have at last carved out enough time to attempt to complete my perimeter ride of the Czech Republ...

In which our intrepid protagonist enters Poland, where he finds the trails - and the food - not entirely to his liking... Testing spells ...

Given the complete lack of posts here since last July, you might be thinking that I’ve hung up my cycling shoes for good. But you’d be wrong...

A (very small) number of you must be wondering what is happening with my Circuit Ride given the absence of news on this blog over the last f...

Stage 6, day 5 (Wednesday, 28 September 2011) Mikulov to Břeclav (46 km) As I climb out of the village of Úvaly the crack of shotgun fire ...

Stage 6, day 4 (Tuesday, 27 September 2011) Znojmo to Mikulov (91 km) The slithery sandy track I’m on disappears into a thick, dark wood. ...

S tage 6, day 3 (Monday, 26 September 2011) Slavonice to Znojmo (86 km) I know I tend to bang on about breakfasts in these write-ups, but ...