My Posts
IN-GER-LUND are joining me in Brazil!
YES, the mighty England have qualified for Brazil 2014 thanks to a 2-0 win over Poland! What a cracking night out at Wembley with my Dad, Brother, Sister and Brother-in-law, plus A LOT of Poles! Now roll on Dec 6th and the World Cup Finals draw, group of death here we come…
Computer says yes (hopefully)
I’ve just set up autoposts from my blog to Twitter and Facebook so all you lucky people can keep track of my progress each time I add a new post…
Soggy Surrey Sportive
As part of my continued training, yesterday I took part in the Cycling Weekly Box Hill Original Sportive. I’d signed up for the Epic 103 mile distance along with my brother Martin, our mates (and fellow ‘Mountain Goats’) Jamie and Alex, plus two of his friends, another Alex and his mrs Zohra. But things didn’t … Continue reading
Defeat, cycle, victory!
Last week I did a practice mini cycle tour between two Watford away matches oop t’north… Tues 1st Oct: Train up from London to Blackburn with the bike, checked into Chimneys Guesthouse, met Jon, Ady, Mike and Al (who drove up from Watford) for a pre-match beer, then onto Ewood Park, Blackburn 1 – 0 Watford, … Continue reading
The story so far
So you may ask how have I ended up taking on this challenge and what have I achieved so far in my preparations? Well in March this year I went on a week long cycling holiday to Cuba and it was amazing. It reminded me that I’ve never set foot in South America (but loved … Continue reading
Hello world!
Welcome to my website. This is my first ever blog post. I’m Andy, a Watford fan and amateur road cyclist living in central London. I’ve decided to go on an adventure to see if an Englishman with a bike can learn to understand Brazil by cycling across the country as it prepares to host the … Continue reading