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Philip Clark rode Deloitte RAB in 2011 and plans to return in 2012 to go “the other way”. A former Elite Mountain Bike Racer, Phil is now a competitive road biker who loves the hills!

In this blog Phil will be discussing his training and equipment choices in the lead up to the 2012 event as well as blogging on other cycling related matters.


Robert Crampton: Beta Male

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We are glad to share that we have a great addition to the Deloitte Ride Across Britain chain gang

As some of you may have seen in his column last week in the Saturday Times magazine, Robert Crampton has signed up to the ride in 2012 and is already exhibiting many of the same reactions as most of our other riders. A mix of excitement, nervousness, confusion and a desire to crack on and get training. He is going to be going through all the same training plans and experiences as the rest of the riders and so make sure you keep an eye on his Beta Male column in the coming months for how he is getting on.

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Winter riding

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There’s no such thing as bad weather – just the wrong clothing!

It’s that time of year again – first frosts, lashing rain and strong winds. If it was not for your strong sense of motivation, and the small matter of 960 miles in 9 days next September,  it would be very easy to put the bike away until May and forget about training. Read More…

Fighting the Gorilla

Greg Henderson, former pro rider on the Sky team, famously once said; “Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.” Read More…

Here we go again

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Well – by this time next year it will all be over – Deloitte RAB 2012 that is.

What will remain are enough good memories to last a lifetime, a group of fantastic new friends, the most incredible feeling of achievement and, of course, a new leaner, fitter version of you! How do I know this? Because this time last year I was contemplating the enormity of the challenge lying ahead as I had just signed up to ride Deloitte RAB 2011. Read More…

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