Dec 3, 20184 minDealing with DisappointmentSo the Scottish Cyclocross Championships is in the books and after a tough hour of racing I finished in 7th place. The level of racing at...
Nov 21, 20182 minTraining Trial and Error...I've been loving training with WhatsYourM.E.T.A, and have been using TrainingPeaks and Wahoo Fitness KICKR, TICKR and ELEMNT sensors to m...
Nov 21, 20181 minAli C's latest VLOG from the Steve Peat Group Ride!If you don't subscribe to Ali Clarkson's YouTube channel, then you might have missed his bonus video from riding with Steve Peat last wee...
Nov 16, 20182 minSee South Scotland with VisitScotlandEarlier this year I spent a day with Cut Media shooting a segment of the See South Scotland tourism campaign for VisitScotland. It was aw...
Nov 15, 20183 minStirling Trails with Steve Peat!It's taken nearly 20 years but I finally got to go riding with Steve Peat! Steve shouldn't need any introduction... His World Cup career ...
Nov 7, 20185 minBikepack To Belgium Photo EssayEarlier this year I hatched a mad plan to bikepack (or cycle tour for non-hipster trendies) to the heartland of cycling to ride one of th...
Oct 26, 20182 minBikepack To BelgiumI'm bikepacking 335 miles to Belgium to fund raise for Campaign Against Living Miserably because people are affected by suicide every day...
Oct 9, 20183 minScottish Cyclocross Series round 2 - Callander Park, FalkirkI've really been loving training recently, and after a string of 4th places I was keen for round 2 of the Scottish Cyclocross Series at C...
Oct 1, 20185 min3 Peaks, 3 Punctures and 1 tick off the bucket list. But will I be back for another crack?Yesterday I started and finished the Three Peaks Cyclocross for the first time. It was mental. There are no words to do it justice, you s...
Sep 28, 20184 min3 Peaks Cyclocross Bike Check - I made a rookie error!I've been nervous about the 3 Peaks Cyclocross since the moment I put my name down to ride. It's a race like no other. A 61 km long cyclo...
Sep 24, 20184 minAn epic day in the mountains!I've managed to gather some training and racing momentum recently, so I decided to make the most this by of riding my first ever No Fuss ...
Sep 17, 20184 minA double race weekend - SCX opener and SXC mountain bike finale!It's been a busy few days that's for sure! Since my fitness test and ride last Thursday with WhatsyourM.E.T.A, I've not had a day off the...
Sep 14, 20186 minBaseline testing with WhatsyourM.E.T.A.If you follow my social media and Strava, you may have noticed that I've been trying to ride and train with more consistency recently. I'...
Sep 12, 20185 minThe greatest weekend of all - The Dukes Weekender!I'm still on a high after riding the first ever Dukes Weekender. Earlier this year, two Aberfoyle residents had an idea for a cycling fes...
Sep 3, 20183 minScottish XC Champs in DunoonFor the second time this year I lined up in a Scottish Cross Country race, and this time it was the Scottish Championships. I've really ...
Aug 17, 20181 minTaming the Cobbler with Ali CCheck out the Drop and Roll Tour's own Ali C's latest vlog, filmed a few weeks ago when we climbed and descended The Cobbler in Arrochar ...
Jul 28, 20182 minGallus Baffies!After my recent crash, a whole lot of my kit was ruined. Jerseys, leg warmers, shorts, helmet and glasses. My bike shoes were wrecked too...
Jul 9, 20182 minGravel Riding in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National ParkI'm stoked to finally feel like I can ride and train regularly. The last couple of weeks have been great. I've managed to ride frequently...
Jul 6, 20183 minWhen Life Gives You Lemons, Make LemonadeI recently headed to Inverness for a weekend. The reason for the trip was an important one, although one which definitely didn't fill me w...
Jun 23, 20181 minAirspace at GoldenhourI hit up Cathkin Braes with MTFilms to film a raw banger on the Airspace jump trail. Glasgow is such a rad place to live as a bike rider!...