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Awesome cycling day of cycle route research through super Lakes scenery. A lot of tough climbs – Wrynose, Hardknott, Birker Fell and others – but most challengingly, the stairs up to the shower when I got back to the hostel.

So, I’m researching bike routes around Windermere. What better way to explore the Lake District than on two wheels? Well, by hiking the fells instead, obviously. Lakes roads can be busy and unpleasant. Unless you choose your routes carefully, which of course is exactly what I’m here to do…

Final cycle route research round beautiful Church Stretton on a glorious sunny day. All I need for the article is a local pub to recommend, so my work isn’t quite yet done before the train home leaves later this afternoon.

Gorgeous winter-spring day researching cycle routes round Church Stretton and the Shropshire hills.

Today’s ride was out of this world. Not to Ceres the dwarf planet, though. To Ceres the village in Fife.

More cycle route research, this time in Dundee, home of marmalade, Desperate Dan and bad poetry.

Final day of research in Yorkshire Dales. Glorious weather, and wonderful views all day, such as the Queen’s Arms about five miles from nowhere. I’ve never enjoyed a cycling day more.

More fantastic cycling round the Dales doing route research. Sadly, camera conked out, so can’t show Sedbergh’s library bus shelter, the most amazing view from a UK rail station, or 37 different views of mist from clouded hilltops. But can show this…

Researching cycle routes round Ingleton, one of the best bits of the Yorkshire Dales, along with all the other bits. Gloomy, wet and grey, but that’s enough about me.

Bit of route research round Bristol on my folder. By gum, the city’s unrecognisable from when I used to visit, occasionally, during my time living in Bath in the 1990s. So am I, except that Bristol’s looking newer, smarter and wealthier.