CYCLING IN LONDON | THE NEW CYCLING SERIES: FEMME MATTERS | BIKE RACING

In this vlog I’m on my way to London to film the first episode of my new youtube cycling series: Femme Matters. The first video is now live, so thank you so much for all your support (you can find it linked under ‘Femme Matters’.

In explain why I wanted to start it and chat a little about bike racing this year.

Thanks so much for watching.

Project BOOBS is still very much underway – mentioned in a previous video
(.)(.) Where I am cycling 8008.5KM over Winter to raise awareness of and raise money for Breast Cancer, following my own experience with breast lumps over the last few years.
Small boobs, big dreams, check ’em on the reg.
One More City London info here: https://www.instagram.com/onemorecity_ldn/?hl=en

My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pelohun/
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A little about me
Thanks for dropping by.
I’m your classic runner turned newbie cyclist.

For years I feared riding a bike – I was afraid of traffic, clipping in, couldn’t get my head around lycra, chamois cream and clambering up hills on a bike.

I didn’t believe that riding a bike would give me the same de-stress, mental download or sense of freedom that life as a long distance runner had given me before my knees ground to dust.

Fast forward to 2021 and picking up a second hand CAAD10 changed my life for the better. Not just physically and mentally. But also providing a sense of community and belonging – which is magic. The cycling community is just magic.

So I’m here. To hopefully inspire others to not fear the bike – the lycra, the clipping in. And come share the passion, freedom and indescribable joy that comes from being on the bike. I truly believe that the bike life is the best life and everyone should be able to enjoy it.

Come with me on some adventures.

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A few items featured in the video are incredibly kindly gifted by some amazing partners (feel so lucky, thank you).

Garmin Edge ( @garminemea )
Garmin Rally Power Pedals ( @GarminInt )

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Because we all love a bit of a bargain, some discount codes from some super lovely partners:

£25 off LAKA bike insurance: https://my.laka.co/WEJ30

Thanks so much for all the support, really appreciate any likes, comments and subscribes ❤

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Morning what a sight to behold I bet you weren’t expecting this I think a train’s going to pass there with my average speeds fast to me uh they a different one today I mean the fleece has been surgically attached to me since the end of November still going Jesus that

Train uh I’m on my way to London with the bike I am absolutely bricking it and I don’t know why oh well I do know why loads of people basically said don’t take your bike into London you’ll get robbed and uh the anxiety levels have been super high ever since come

On I don’t think I’m in the right Carriage this doesn’t look like as a bike part but I mean my main fear has been needing to be near the to toilet cuz it is a long old journey and I have been hydrating like an absolute G uh

Yeah I’m coming into London um filming something very exciting today which I’ve been meaning to do for a really long time and because of the rubbish weather over like December November I’ve had to keep putting it off and pushing back kind of catchup so very very excited to

Be going and meeting one of the most incredible inspirational ladies today in the women’s racing World um and yeah doing a little having a little H with there catching up uh and making something which I hope will be of interest um I haven’t ridden on Ivy just

Because so many people were saying about the bike snatching in London which I know I know it’s like so D like I think that train conductor coming and they’re going to tell me I’ve got off the bik um which yeah I know it’s like a little bit

Da like London is full of cyclists Isa used to commute all the time I have ridden in London before which is why I had a bit of bad off um but for some reason cuz I’ve not done it for years I’m terrified and mainly scared of getting me bike nicked but I’ve brought

The card in just cuz last minute last night we realized that Ivy uh isn’t actually insured at the moment so if she did get robbed out my hands that’ be an absolute waste um so yeah I’m on the card the card is we’ve changed the cassette we’ve

Changed so many things on it and it’s still skipping gears so today is my first experience of a fixed gear bike cuz I’m just going to roll and stay in the same gear to save any a um and yeah we’re off for a big old Adventure I’ve like literally researched

The route from Houston to the park I can’t really go wrong but watch this space I’ve just finished filming with Sarah and she’s gone off leaving me to treat myself to a couple of laps of region Park and I was convinced I hadn’t done it but Isaac reminded me that when

I had my first bike I did actually ride around it in my trainers and uh bloes kit so it’s not me first but it does feel like a right of passage to come back Clips in spinning around it with a little bit less fear and oh my God it is

Amazing amazing in the sense that it’s so blooming flat around here I mean talk about in the obvious but it is gorgeous I’ve not ridden on something so flat continuously for a very long time thanks to the beautiful CHT I’d be so curious to come back without backpack full of crap and see

How many W bombs I could lay down along here kind of mentioned it as I was walking out of Houston but I’ve been wanting to create a little miniseries shining a light on some of the incredible women in the bike space not just the raceing space but

Beyond and just kind of share that cuz I think we could all do with seeing some of the amazing things that so many women are doing out there for cycling and just lifting each other up you know Community women supporting other women it’s what it’s all

About and yeah that’s kind of the plan so I’m aiming to drop a new video every month hopefully a bit more frequently if I can do but we’re going to kick off with one monthly I’ve got a few other ladies lined up and um yeah I’m going to also do a separate

Video on some of our race plans for the year or ride plans for the year I already mentioned on the last FD the last Vlog that uh we’ve got 312 so new yor 312 lined up La tap to tour which has been a bucket list ride for me and then also

Myart a few days later so couple of big long endurance rides and then the other plan for the year is to just try out a bit of racing whether it’s tits crits road races last year I’d really planned to try and get to a few local ones near me like bobbington

Bom um but the way the year pan out we just ended up traveling so much work got quite crazy near the end of the year and dates just never align so at the start of the year I decided to stay home or try and be home a bit more

Get to a few more Club rides get to a few more local events and dip to oh my god I’ve just realized I’m going past the zoo Oh my days I think there’s the animal enclosures I’m going to have to spit do another loop for that I might miss some

Animals oh my goodness I forgot about the zoo so yeah that’s also a bit of the plan and I’ll uh do a little catch up vid with eyes cuz he’s got some of his own plans as well that we can talk through and and then we’re going to go

And try and plot a bit more for the second half of the year which will hopefully be exciting but leaving lots more space this year to kind of just breathe pick and choose a few more local events what I’m not going to do with the race side of things outside of the

Endurance events cuz that’s that’s my main kind of passion love I really enjoy them yeah the comfort zone squeaky BM time kind of comes with the uh the unfamiliar the races the tits the fast furious group rides so yeah I want to try and do a bit

More of that but what I’m going to do is no pressure keeping it fun as it should be and uh pick and choose some of the ones I can get to and go to and hopefully have a decent ride rather than turn up to some where it might be full of cattoos

And I’m just literally eating their dust cuz I think the key is as Sarah says some of a vid tune into that one it’s finding the events that you’re going to enjoy and get something out of but I uh I actually had a bit of a

Wobble last week because I was due to go to a um a local team near me and a race evening just chatting about their plans for the year and I went along but literally 5 minutes before getting in the car I had a little wobble where I was

Like I’m too old I’m too old for this what are you doing just stick to your endurance riding maybe have a go on gravel and I talk myself back out of that impostor syndrome that was popping in and went along and honestly this group of ladies are so lovely so

Welcoming I came away dead energized like so it like ballocks to it you’re not too old for anything just have a go and I’m feeling a bit better about it now so I think one for us girls I’m going to go and document it I’m going to

Try and document as much as I can without obviously having the camera in the way or being a bit of a distraction and just take you with me on a bit of the uh the journey this year look at this woo how nice is that who’s living in

That do you know what I mean who is living in that oh BL me right I think this is my turn off to Houston so I will end it there cuz i’ got to pay attention