Just get on the bike

How many times have I woken up, still feeling tired and dreading the day ahead of me. I have never been a morning person, quite the opposite. My first job was working as a cabaret club lighting engineer. At 16 I worked in a famous cabaret club in the UK and created the stage lighting…

March 13, 20260Comments

ByChris Edgerton

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The Road to Paris Starts Here

Well, the road to Paris, for me, actually started back in August. I have not blogged much until now, as to be honest, I always wonder why anyone would be interested in the ramblings about my life. It is different, though, when I feel an adventure or story has actually started for real. The Tour…

February 21, 20260Comments

ByChris Edgerton

Cycling Pedalling Thoughts

Not Dead Yet

I wasn' dead yet, but I might s well have been. At least that's how it felt. A few weeks earlier, I’d gone to my doctor for a routine wellness check. By the end of the appointment, I was more than eager to leave. Sitting in that flimsy gown on a paper-covered chair, facing…

November 10, 20250Comments

ByChris Edgerton

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On reflection

What do you think about all day? Not probably something you think about that often. Reflective practice was something I learned during my nursing training. Its definition is: - Reflective practice is a process where individuals think critically about their actions and experiences to gain insights and improve their professional skills. It involves analyzing past experiences to enhance future…

February 17, 20250Comments

ByChris Edgerton

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Psycho to Psycho

After Psycho in October 2023, I was feeling pretty good. I did however pick up a chest infection, probably due to the cold night air riding through the night. It didn’t seem to be a problem at first. Over the next four months however, I seemed to constantly have chest, allergy or stomach infections. Each…

February 9, 20250Comments

ByChris Edgerton

Pedalling Thoughts

Pedaling Thoughts

What is a blog actually? What’s it for? Why do one? Just a few of the questions I have been asking myself whilst spending hours on my bike with only me to talk to. When I decided to first make a blog for my ride across America, it was really aimed at my few friends and…

August 27, 20220Comments

ByChris Edgerton

Pedalling Thoughts

What’s in a name?

My new bike Before any of you worry about my relationship with Irma, she is great and now sits comfortably in my Zwift training pain cave. We ride for hours together in a virtual world of mountains, deserts and city streets. This feels like the perfect place for my trusty steed now, after our long…

August 16, 20220Comments

ByChris Edgerton

Pedalling Thoughts

Zwifting!

What is Zwift? Who are Zwifter’s? Where the hell is Watopia? Some of the questions I had when I decided to look into the world of virtual cycling. I became interested in this indoor world of cycling for a number of reasons. It seemed it would be a good option for my interval training from my…

August 12, 20220Comments

ByChris Edgerton

Pedalling Thoughts

The Training Cycle. (A game of snakes and ladders)

The training cycle, a game of “Snakes and ladders”. FTP, VO2 max, RPM. These are now the acronyms that fill my life. I know when I was a nurse I first became how much acronyms are used and how much marketing, training and planning professionals love them. The only thing that actually bugs me about…

June 27, 20220Comments

ByChris Edgerton

Pedalling Thoughts

Sebring 24

Me, and my impulses, have often led to some crazy adventures, meeting many great people and/or giving me some life changing experiences. I am impulsive for sure. A magazine article that once got me mad enough to send my one and only reply to such a thing, led me to meet, visit and become friends…

May 30, 20220Comments

ByChris Edgerton