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

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A bag full of spanners

The old saying “spanner in the works” or “throw a spanner in the works” is a British idiom which means "to cause a problem or disruption that prevents a plan or process from working smoothly." Lately, it would seem I have a bag full of spanners. Since I decided to apply to ride The Tour…

December 9, 20250Comments

ByChris Edgerton

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The Long Road from the “Tour de France to The Tour 21”.

I first remember watching the Tour de France back in the 1980s when Channel 4 had a highlight show. It wasn’t until many years later that the first live broadcast was shown in the UK. For the last 25 years, I’ve watched live coverage almost every day. Watching elite cyclists ride for 100-plus…

October 19, 20250Comments

ByChris Edgerton

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Summer Training Break

My plan was to spend 4 weeks in Utah, training at altitude to prepare for the HooDoo 300 race. I set off from Florida with my car fully loaded, with two bikes and almost everything else bar the kitchen sink. I love road trips. It feels a bit like Ultra distance cycling minus the pain.…

October 4, 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

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Irma is Home

This post was made last weekend but not posted (sorry I got busy getting my life back). I am going to post later this week as I have a couple of days up at the Mayo having bloods done, doing a TV and other media interviews so hopefully I will have some fun stuff to…

July 16, 20180Comments

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Run This One To The End – Guest Blog by Tim (aka Older Brother)

When Deirdre asked me to be a surprise guest blogger, I accepted the invitation immediately. Then I thought, “what am I going to write about?” Normally this is not a problem for us Edgerton men! As I jotted down ideas and some headings I suddenly realised what an enormous adventure Chris had set out upon. As…

June 24, 20180Comments

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Day minus 6 – Ride the Hashtag

So now I have found out what a hashtag actually is, how and why a social media page needs to refresh. Geotagging, linking, liking, sharing and blocking have a new meaning for me now. Yes, I have been delving into the world of “social media”. It all started when I noticed I had posted a…

Day minus 7 – One Week to Go

So I spent the day packing, unpacking and then repacking all the things I would like to take on the tour. We have been sent two duffle bags from CrossRoads for all our worldly belongings and a limit of 30 lbs in total weight for the trip. At first I thought that was no problem…

Day minus 8 – What a Year

This time last year I was in Orlando with 11 Canadian friends for our annual golf trip. It was also when the process of being diagnosed with Waldenstrom’s began. I mention this just because I think I was lucky how things unfolded. Before this golf trip, I had been feeling OK as normal and had…

May 6, 20180Comments

ByChris Edgerton