Tag: England

Happy days first 30+ mile cycle of 2025!

Happy days. Just done my first 30+ mile cycle of the 2025. Which also happened to be the hottest day of the year so far!

You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/14323878754

Synergy Red Cycling Skinsuit

What’s this… My second 5 mile walk of 2025!

What’s this… Yes, just done my second 5 mile walk of 2025!! GO ME!

You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/14321159531

Out a walk with Bugsy and Ted

First 5 mile walk of 2025!

It’s took a while. But at long last just done my first 5+ mile walk of 2025! Normally by none, I’ve done a good number of walks over 10 miles… But with everyone else going on… It’s been hard getting out of bed, never mind anything else!

You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/14310672328

Out a walk with Bugsy and Ted

On This Day : 25/04/2013

On This Day back in 2013. I went out a 28 mile cycle, wearing my very sexy Pearl Izumi Team Garmin-Chipotle team kit. Why is just about all the newer cycling team kits are so boring?!?!?

You can check out my route at www.strava.com/activities/14280533484. Which I’ve uploaded to Strava just for this post!

Pearl Izumi Team Garmin-Chipotle team kit

Pearl Izumi Team Garmin-Chipotle team kit

Pearl Izumi Team Garmin-Chipotle team kit

Pearl Izumi Team Garmin-Chipotle team kit

On This Day : 23/04/2018

On This Day back in 2018. I filmed a vlog, which I called Where I am?? Sure I am lost!!

The part you don’t see on YouTube… Getting ready for the vlog…

I also took these photos during the same cycle:-

Team KATUSHA ALPECIN 2018

Team KATUSHA ALPECIN 2018

Team KATUSHA ALPECIN 2018

On This Day : 19/04/2013

On This Day back in 2013. I went a cycle wearing my blueseventy axium wetsuit. During the cycle, I filmed this vlog.

You can also check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/14221511749

Here are some photos from the cycle:-

Wetsuit cycling

Wetsuit cycling

Wetsuit cycling

Heart breaking news. My Mum passed away on Saturday 12 April 2025

I’ve been putting off telling people about this. Since the more people I tell, the more real it is… Up till this post, only my family and some people at work had been told…

On Saturday 12 April 2025, my Mum passed away…

So right now, I am a mess to say the least. Still been at work like normal. Just need to keep myself busy…

It’s not going to really hit me, till I go up to Killearn and not get my normal welcome home from my Mum…

Mum and myself at Bourne Wood

Mum and myself at Benmore Botanic Garden

Mum and myself at Clipsham Yew Tree Avenue

Mum, Dad and myself in Paphos

Great fun at Clumber Park Lodges

Looking around Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace

More photos at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/mum/