Happy days! Just done my first wetsuit cycle of April 2026! I did 26.44 miles, so more than pleased with that!
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/18387646969
Oh and here are some photos!
Another great cycle on the E-Bike! This time 27.27 miles!
That’s me just back in from another cycle on the E-Bike! This time 27.27 miles. Which takes my total for the month up to 309.2 miles. Which is 132.5 more miles, than I did during April of last year!
Oh and since it was feeling a bit cooler again, I wore my Synergy Swimrun wetsuit to keep myself nice and warm!
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/18293845932
Here are the statistics from the cycle:-
- Distance: 27.27 miles
- Time: 1:51:22 (h:m:s)
- Avg Speed: 14.7 mph
- Max Speed: 29.1 mph
- Total Ascent: 369 metres
- Total Descent: 369 metres
- Min Elevation: 26 metres
- Max Elevation: 130 metres
Data from: Garmin Connect
Longest E-Bike cycle so far! At 35.24 miles!
That’s me just done my longest ever E-Bike cycle so far! I did 35.24 miles!
Next goal on the E-Bike is to aim for 40 miles, then 50 miles etc… You get the idea!
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/18146384531
Here are the statistics from the cycle:-
- Distance: 35.24 miles
- Time: 2:23:26 (h:m:s)
- Avg Speed: 14.7 mph
- Max Speed: 29.3 mph
- Total Ascent: 423 metres
- Total Descent: 425 metres
- Min Elevation: 4 metres
- Max Elevation: 121 metres
Data from: Garmin Connect
My favourite wetsuit photos from 2025…
Here are some of my favourite wetsuit photos from 2025…
Now at 1,930 miles on the bike so far this year
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!!
Please do give me a follow over at www.strava.com/athletes/gsvalentine
Here are some of favourite cycling photos of 2025 so far…
Many more can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/me/2025/
Great wetsuited cycle to Oakham/Rutland Water
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
On This Day : 11/11/2013
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
On This Day : 22/05/2008
On This Day back in 2008. Mike (my boyfriend of the time), went a cycle from Little Bytham (where I lived at the time). To, then around Rutland Water. Covering a distance of 42.37 miles.
On This Day : 08/05/2020
On This Day back in 2020. I went out a cycle, wearing this very sexy Lycra skinsuit!
First 30+ mile cycle of September 2022
Had been aiming for 40 miles… But still more than pleased with 37.43 miles.
You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/7759283892
