On This Back in 2019. I took these photos of myself while out cycling wearing my Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit.
Second cycle using an e-Bike! (Merida eBIG TOUR 475 EQ)
Just been out on second cycle using the Merida eBIG TOUR 475 EQ! Love rinding it! Hoping to get my own e-Bike in next number of weeks!
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/15592698249
Now done 84% of Walk 1000 Miles – 2025
That’s me done 84% of the Walk 1000 Miles challenge. So 841.77 miles down and 158.23 miles remaining!
Keep up-to-date with all my cycling and walking adventures over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
That’s me now done 67,380 miles of cycling!
That’s me now done 67,380 miles of cycling, since April 2003.
The most in single year, was back in 2013. When I did 6,118.4 miles!
Here is the total number of miles for each year.
- 2003 – 1,148.7 miles
- 2004 – 1,585.6 miles
- 2005 – 2,091.8 miles
- 2006 – 2,166.3 miles
- 2007 – 1,072.7 miles
- 2008 – 1,807.5 miles
- 2009 – 2,685.9 miles – did the End to End cycle (JOGLE)
- 2010 – 4,001.3 miles
- 2011 – 5,066.0 miles
- 2012 – 5,289.5 miles – longest ever cycle – 101.62 miles
- 2013 – 6,118.4 miles – most ever in a single year
- 2014 – 5,334.9 miles
- 2015 – 2,341.4 miles
- 2016 – 4,583.8 miles
- 2017 – 4,147.5 miles
- 2018 – 3,158.5 miles
- 2019 – 2,357.9 miles
- 2020 – 4,194.8 miles
- 2021 – 3,106.2 miles
- 2022 – 1,820.5 miles
- 2023 – 867.5 miles
- 2024 – 1,265.3 miles
- 2025 – 1,167.1 miles
Oh and give me follow at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
First ever cycle using an e-Bike! (Merida eBIG TOUR 475 EQ)
Today, I went on my first ever cycle using an E-Bike! The bike, I got road test was a Merida eBIG TOUR 475 EQ!
I really did like it, maybe even loved it! So I can see myself, getting an E-Bike in very near future!
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/15557247506
UK TV programmes to watch this week : 23/08/2025
Disaster at Sea: The Piper Alpha Story (BBC 2/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Monday 25th August 2025 (starting in 3 hours and 44 minutes) ** NEW SERIES **
The Golden Ticket. Series 1, episode 1. On July 6 1988, a series of explosions destroyed the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea, killing 167 men and leaving only 61 survivors. In minute-by-minute detail, this documentary tells the story of how the disaster unfolded and the search for truth, using the testimony of survivors given just months after the disaster, now re-created by actors, and interviews with those whose lives were changed for ever.
Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 27th August 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
Into the Eye of the Storm. Series 10, episode 5. A 999 call comes in from the young son of a windsurfer in trouble and the Mudeford crew battle 80mph winds in an increasingly desperate search. The Hastings crew race to the rescue of a fishing vessel caught in the worst storm to hit the southern coast in 50 years. On Crantock Beach in Cornwall, the lifeguards leap into action after they spot two men on an uninhabited island known as Goose Rock.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
Third 30+ mile cycle of 2025
Well done me! Just done my third 30+ mile cycle of 2025! Even better than that, the second one of the month!! Let’s see, if I get a another two or maybe even three more 30+ cycles in before the end of August!
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/15480101648
UK TV programmes to watch this week : 16/08/2025
A Coastal Adventure with Helen, Jules & JB (Channel 5/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Tuesday 19th August 2025)
Sea, Salt and Stormy Tales. Series 1, episode 6. In Anglesey, Jules Hudson explores the site of a 19th-century shipwreck near Moelfre, where over 400 people perished. Helen Skelton learns about the women who helped win the war – not in factories, but in shipyards – in Sunderland. JB Gill begins his journey at Mersea Island Vineyard, where he’s introduced to a surprising local speciality – beer brewed with oysters.
Saving Lives at Sea (BBC 2/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 21st August 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
Yacht on the Rocks. Series 10, episode 4. The Newhaven crew make a desperate attempt to convince a solo yachtsman that he needs rescuing; when his anchor line snaps, he is at the mercy of the rolling swells and the storm force winds, and his vessel is smashed up on the breakwater. In Dart, on the south Devon coast, a kayaker has fallen on rocks and suffered a serious neck injury. The crew must extract him before he is overwhelmed by the incoming tide.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
Middle of August 2025 most popular photos
Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website so far during August 2025.
Number 1 (61 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Number 2 (56 views) : Synergy Neon Lime Cycling Skinsuit
Number 3 (54 views) : Synergy Red Cycling Skinsuit
Number 4 (49 views) : Cycling with a mate
Number 5 (47 views) : Synergy Navy Cycling Skinsuit
Love these photos? Many more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2025/
WOW! Been single for 16 years!!
WOW! On this day back in 2009! I became single and have been ever since! I remember the date well. Since at time, I was doing the End to End cycle. Looking back at it. Don’t really need/want another boyfriend… I like the fact, I do what, I want, when I want! Not having someone else holding me back!