Cycling

This became my passion more recently and more particularly after I bought a good quality racing bike in August 2005 (Specialized Allez '05, not the best but good enough and tough). There are some fine rides in and around Edinburgh. I have a favourite short ride (45 miles) out past Livingston along the A71, turning left at West Calder towards the Crosswood Resevoir, and then back into Edinburgh via the A70. Also I enjoy a tougher ride around the Pentlands (76 miles, 4.5 hours, only from April to September), out towards Livingston on the A71, past West Calder, Forth and into Lanark, across the A73/2 to Biggar (crossing the Clyde twice), but then looping back to Edinburgh via the A702.

Last updated: 3/8/2009. simonm[at]ma.hw.ac.uk

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