Now at 1,930 miles on the bike so far this year! Which is 664.7 more miles, than I did during last year! And we still have a month and bit left of 2025 to go…
Really hoping, I can end the year on just over 2,000 miles! See that happens!!
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Here are some of favourite cycling photos of 2025 so far…
Many more can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2025/
Today I went on a 11.06 mile cycle while wearing my O’Neill 5/4 Mutant wetsuit. Sorry, I did not take any pics during the cycle! Since I did not set off till gone 3:25pm. With sunset being at 4:04pm, I wanted to get back home before it got fully dark!
So here some photos of myself wearing the O’Neill 5/4 Mutant wetsuit, way back in 2017!
You can check out route I took at www.strava.com/activities/16496022792
Below are the top five most looked at photos on this website so far during November 2025.
Number 1 (68 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Number 2 (68 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Number 3 (61 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Number 4 (61 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Number 5 (53 views) : Synergy Swimrun wetsuit
Love these photos? Many more at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2025/
Sara Cox: Every Step of the Way for Children in Need (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 19th November 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
Cameras follow Radio 2 DJ Sara Cox as she takes on her Great Northern Marathon Challenge, a five-day trek in which she jogs, runs and walks 135 miles through the wild beauty of Northumberland National Park, climbs up into the Pennines and journeys across Yorkshire while carrying a Pudsey Bear backpack. He aim is to reach Pudsey in Leeds, the town that gave the Children in Need mascot his name.
Shetland (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 19th November 2025)
Chris and Hayley’s attempts to pay off their spiralling debts goes violently wrong, with a Lunniswick local getting caught in the middle. Calder and Tosh question Stevie – only to face the wrath of Amy as she grows more protective. Isobel worries as she tries to hold her family together, a pregnant Jess sneaks out to meet a mysterious friend and a weary Tom is forced to make some tough sacrifices. Sandy makes steady progress into Eadie’s finances, leading him to a troubling conclusion.
Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 20th November 2025)
The teams race from the surf mecca El Zonte on the Pacific coast across the entirety of El Salvador, known as the land of volcanoes, before entering Honduras to reach the third checkpoint, the colonial mountain town of Valle de Angeles. With the gap between teams reduced to just three and a half hours, Anita Rani and Bal Nazran are first to depart, eager to maintain their lead. However, Roman and Harleymoon Kemp hatch a plan to steal first place, by speeding along the coast to enter Honduras by sea.
Return to Paradise (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Friday 21st November 2025)
Death Trip. Series 2, episode 3. The CEO of a dating app is poisoned during a spiritual ceremony at a corporate retreat, yet no one else drinking the same psychedelic tea was affected. As Mackenzie Clarke tracks a pattern of deception, she finds herself in a world even murkier and more sordid than murder – online dating. Drama, starring Anna Samson and Lloyd Griffith.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119
Oh, when busying working away on this website. I can often be wearing tight gear! So Lycra or a wetsuit.
Since it’s been very, very wet here! I took Ted, out a walk while wearing my Synergy Swimrun wetsuit. Under my rain gear!
Since wearing a tight wetsuit feels so nice! I kept it on, once back in the house! Just added my black motorcycle helmet! Wearing gear, also been my mind on job, while doing website stuff!
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That sure was a great cycle to Oakham/Rutland Water! During the 26.61 mile cycle, I was of course wearing my Synergy Swimrun wetsuit.
You can check out my route at www.strava.com/activities/16447092602
Yep, sorry! I had to wear my Synergy Swimrun wetsuit and head out another cycle! I did 16.80 miles, which takes my monthly total up to 101.4 miles!
You can check out my route at www.strava.com/activities/16425571420
On This Day back in 2013. I went a cycle wearing my blueseventy axium wetsuit under my rain gear!
You can check out my route at www.strava.com/activities/16424618921
Grand Designs (Channel 4/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Wednesday 12th November 2025)
Sevenoaks, Kent Revisit. Series 26, episode 7. Kevin McCloud revisits Greg and Georgie, who in 2019 set out to convert a dilapidated 35-year-old barn in Georgie’s parents’ garden in Sevenoaks into a peaceful safe haven. It was a highly challenging build involving the painstaking conservation of the existing rotten structure, building a new two-storey internal steel frame and recycling everything they could to stretch their £250,000 budget. But how are they getting on six years since the original show went out?
Shetland (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Wednesday 12th November 2025) ** PICK OF THE WEEK **
In the wake of the fire, Tosh and Calder turn their attentions to a single local suspect. However, their interview at the police station descends into chaos, upsetting the family and leaving the Procurator Fiscal, Matt Blake, frustrated by their efforts. Calder offers her support to Ed Tulloch, drawing them closer, while a tragic link emerges between the Tulloch and Mair families, shedding new light on the case. Crime drama, starring Ashley Jensen and Alison O’Donnell.
Celebrity Race Across the World (BBC 1/HD | 8:00pm to 9:00pm | Thursday 13th November 2025)
The teams must choose whether to travel through the mountainous heartland of Guatemala, explore the golden sands of southern Belize or take the path less travelled through Honduras to reach the second checkpoint of El Zonte in El Salvador.
DIY SOS (BBC 1/HD | 9:00pm to 10:00pm | Thursday 13th November 2025)
Children in Need 2025. In Cheshire, the team take on one of their most ambitious builds to date, nearly doubling the size of the facilities of The Joshua Tree charity. Started by Lynda and Dai Hill when their son Joshua was diagnosed with leukaemia at five-years-old, the charity supports nearly 400 families affected by childhood cancers. The team plan on building a gym, new therapy and counselling rooms, safe play areas and much-needed accommodation for families travelling long distances for treatment.
All TV guide information taken from DigiGuide — www.getdigiguide.tv/?p=1&r=15119