Gethin Howells – The gravel enthusiast Howells bought his first road bike 13 years ago to train for mountain biking then realised he was much better on the road than the dirt. The cardiac physiologist and third cat racer decided to do the CW5000 because “I like figures, i like a target”. “It helps me […]
Happy new year and welcome to the first of your 2021 challenges. Once again, well done to everyone who hit the 5,000-mile mark last year. We had lots of you contacting us to tell us you’d completed it right up until the end of December. We’re still working through the emails and updating the finishers […]
The emails from those who had completed the challenge were flooding in through November. The 18th was a particularly busy day with 31 people contacting us to say they had recently ridden through the 5,000 mile target. Well done to everyone who has managed it, and to all of those still chasing the target – […]
I have a love hate relationship with the Etape du Tour. I love the focus that it gives me and the challenge. I hate the event on the day but love it once I’ve crossed the finish line. People refer to this punishment as “type 2 fun” – awful whilst it’s happening but fun in […]
We caught up with Lex Spedding, an ambassador for CW5000-partners dhb, to find out how he’s been getting on with his CW5000 Challenge and get his tips for Autumn riding. Tell us a bit about yourself and your riding? I work as a Digital Account Manager – although I am working on becoming a freelance […]
