COVID-19 Is taking hold. People are scared. Economic disaster is looming and worst of all, there seems to be no end in sight.  I have no words to desc...

Welcome to Episode 7  Day 5 My trip ends in Lourdes In short the weather for the next week is going to be crap. Also I’ve loaded up the bike too much ...

Welcome to Episode 7  Day 4 Bedarieux to Lourdes by Train. The previous days riding left me battered bruised. I woke up and looked out of the smelly r...

Welcome to Episode 7  Day 3  Montpellier to Bedarieux, 55 miles. This was a hard day. In fact very hard. I didn’t expect this to be so tough. The moun...

Welcome to Episode 6  Day 2 Nimes to Montpellier Today was a lazy day. Taking full advantage of a nice soft large bed before a long days ride. Today’s...

Welcome to Episode 5 The Day after Mount Ventoux Today was the first day of my ride home to back to the uk. Coming off the back of riding Mont Ventoux...

Welcome to Episode 4 In this episode I asked the question do you need to get fit before going on the cycle tour? The post Do You Need To Get Fit appea...

John Merrill Is the worlds greatest marathon walker. John has walked over 219,000 miles, worn out 133 pairs of boots and written over 440 books about ...

In 2013 I cycled through Spain, Portugal, France and ending in Italy. The trip started out with two friends embarking on an amazing adventure on two w...

Welcome to the Episode 1 of Cycle For Your Life. Back in late 2012, my life changed path dramatically. I remember the day when my then wife asked me f...