Getting the chance to compete in a world cup round this season was a major step up the ladder for me. After such a long time out of the sport I was expecting the climb to this level to take a lot longer than it has – although I still have a huge journey ahead! […]
Jamie and I headed down to Ae Forest on the Friday afternoon and set up camp after a wee off road excursion in the landy. The track was looking really nice and dry and featured a bit of everything mtb – off camber corners, jumps, a technical wood section and of course the famous Ae […]
August has been my first full month back on the bike after enduring forced time off with a broken collar bone, it is also my first month that I have spent fully kitted out in Flare Clothing and I massively feel the benefits! I opted to wear the long sleeved jerseys which have proved great […]
On Friday evening at 11pm we arrived in a field outside Edinburgh, in the foothills of the Pentland Hills regional park. We set up our tent and climbed inside, listening to the gale outside and tried to sleep in anticipation for the following two days. The Red Bull Foxhunt has been run for the past few […]
It’s the last day of 2014, and I’m one of those reflecting on the past year and looking forward to the next. This past year has of course brought a whirlwind of change, since on the 20th December 2013 Flare Clothing Company Ltd. officially started trading. So, I’m going to share with you my thanks […]
I knew 2016 was going to be a big year for me on the bike. My first full season racing (after only starting last year) and 13 races booked. Missing out on the European rounds of the EWS through the lottery, I decided it wasn’t necessary to do as much training as I had planned. […]
For one time I was feeling good and kind of ready for the race which isn’t always the case. I’ve been riding a lot this year, I know the track well and had a nice full suspension 29er carbon rig to try on it, could I ask for more? The track is 40km long with […]
Here we are mid March 2018, and the season is about to kick off again. What’s new? what’s the same? Am I the same rider I was last year or have I progressed? Have my skills moved forward, along with my experience and attitude. Did I do enough with my fitness? Well this weekend we […]
First time between the tape So the start of my race career was at Tidworth bike park for the 1st round of the Root 1 summer series, it was a really nice chilled event to get into racing. Photo credit @bethchloetattoos I was a tad nervous going into this, as expected, after I got signed […]
The organisers, No Fuss Events, describe this event as “Scotland’s original and best mountain bike event”, which remains as the flagship of the No Fuss Events portfolio. Its based a simple endurance mountain bike format – a 10 mile lap, raced for 10 hours. The description goes on to say that the event and the amazing trails around […]