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sweat and tyres rolling into los angeles
545 miles — done and dusted.
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Alexander Matthews

May 2022

the prodigal cyclist returns
One week left till the start of AIDS/LifeCycle (eek!!).
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March 2022

fear and (self-)loathing in mendocino county
Too little prep for a very long ride.
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sweat and tyres inching interminably upwards
Slowly but surely.
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scenes from a +3hr bicycle ride
Today.
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sweat and tyres singing a requiem to winter
Saying goodbye to snow.
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Alexander Matthews

February 2022

sweat and tyres vs doomscrolling
To be writing a newsletter about cycling right now seems like the 2022 equivalent of fiddling while Rome burns.
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sweat and tyres like melting butter
On changing gears.
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sweat and tyres: the dog ate my homework edition
Or: why I didn't cycle at all this week.
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sweat and tyres on rain-rutted gravel
Travels along a dirt track.
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Alexander Matthews

January 2022

sweat and tyres en route to blt bribery
The things one does when you're trying to up the mileage.
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sweat, dizziness and brand new tyres
Back on the bike — and it's harder than ever.
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Alexander Matthews
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