Tag: Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

On This Day : 14/05/2016

On This Day back in 2016. Nick and myself went out a cycle! At the time, it was one of longest cycles he had ever done! Plus it was first time, he had been out cycling in Lycra!!!

Check out the route we took at www.strava.com/activities/575658483

Nick wearing the BMC Racing Team kit

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

Nick and myself cycling

Nick and myself cycling

More photos of us cycling and doing other stuff can be found at www.gordon-valentine.com/zenphoto/nick-gordon/

On This Day : 02/09/2017

On This Day in 2011, I was out cycling wearing the Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team Clothing.

You can check out my route at connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/1953668211 or www.strava.com/activities/1164426991

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team Clothing

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team Clothing

Mini Sunday cycle before work!

So glad, that at long last… I’ve started to get some miles in before work. I did 19.31 miles this morning. Which I am more than pleased with!

You can check out the route at www.strava.com/activities/7483209348

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

2023’s #NationalHandcuffDay is 20/02/2023

Next year’s #NationalHandcuffDay is on Monday 20th February 2023! So put the DATE in your calendar NOW!!

Of course, you don’t need to wait, till then to get your handcuffs back out!

adidas full body suit + handcuffs

orca speedsuit + speedcuffs

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team + handcuffs

That’s me now done 55,000 miles of cycling!

That’s me now done 55,000 miles of cycling, since April 2003. Which works out, doing an average of 3,235 miles each year! Of course, some years done well less than that. Others way more! 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 – 44.8 miles

Here are some of my favourite cycling photos, during that time 🙂

Nick and myself cycling

Castelli Body Paint 3.3 Speed Suit

First cycle of May 2019 ✅

That’s me just done, the first cycle of May 2019! It was only a short 12.8 miles, but still happy with that!

You can check out the route, I took over at www.strava.com/activities/2333444765

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

Vlog: Summer, winter… I’ve got no idea!

I’ve got no idea, if it’s summer or winter here in the UK! It’s been so warm the last week or so!

Trawsgoed, near Aberystwyth, reached 20.3 °C making it the UK’s warmest February day on record.

So, I’ve got to make the most of it and get them cycling miles in!

P.S. I got summer and winter mixed up in the vlog!

Legs out again (I could get use to this)

Yet another cycle with my legs out again (I could get use to this)… I did 24.43 miles this time! So, I just need to do, another 35.1 miles this month and I will be make up, the miles, I was down on last month.

You can check out the route, I took over at www.strava.com/activities/2174779584

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team

Vermarc Etixx Quick-Step Cycling Team