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Sheree’s sporting and personal highlights: 2019
Welcome to 2020! We’ve now left the teens behind. As we enter another decade, I look back on the past year. Generally this post is only about my sporting highlights but this year I had a personal one that I thought was worth mentioning… Continue Reading “Sheree’s sporting and personal highlights: 2019”
Can’t get enough
Yesterday morphed into an almost perfect day of sporting pleasure. I dropped my beloved off at the airport and, as the sun was shining, decided an early ride was in order. It was a perfect weather for a ride. I wasn’t the only one to… Continue Reading “Can’t get enough”
Sheree’s Sporting Highlights of 2012
With blogging over on VeloVoices absorbing much of my free time, I’ve not really mentioned much about my sporting year. And when I say “my” I mean the one I watched either in person or on the television. So in no particular order, here’s… Continue Reading “Sheree’s Sporting Highlights of 2012”
Countdown has started
It’s true I can hardly contain my excitement, the 2012 Tour de France starts this Saturday. My beloved’s grandmother felt the same way about Wimbledon. She would get all her daily chores done in the morning before settling down for the entire afternoon and… Continue Reading “Countdown has started”
Just another week end
The incredibly mild weather is continuing which isn’t great news for those planning on going skiing. This, of course, has meant I have been out and about on the bike since my return from the Big Apple. Yesterday was the Telethon, France’s version of… Continue Reading “Just another week end”
Sheree’s sporting snippets
Here’s a few things, in no particular order, that have caught my eye in recent days:- Martial Arts Aged 98, Keiko Fukuda is the first Japanese woman to receive a coveted red belt in Judo. The other seven holders of said belt are male. You wouldn’t… Continue Reading “Sheree’s sporting snippets”
Three faves don’t fare well
An afternoon lazing on the sofa watching those cute boys in lycra has to be earned. We’ve now reached that time of year when Sunday club rides extend beyond 100kms, so that means a 07:30 start. I left home at 07:10 and reached the rdv point with… Continue Reading “Three faves don’t fare well”
Happily back home again for a few days
Bereft of the internet and L’Equipe for a few days at my parents’, I feel seriously out of the loop. It’s as if the pillars of my daily existence have gone walk about, leaving me floundering. That, combined with the work involved pre-and- post Kivilev, means I’ve not had… Continue Reading “Happily back home again for a few days”
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