Stanfords
27 Oct 2020
I’ll be speaking at the famous travel bookshop, hopefully in person! (second waves permitting). Tickets here
World Extreme Medical Conference 2020
17 Oct 2020 4pm
I was chuffed be invited back to WEM, always an inspiring couple of days. Virtual this year though stunning stories and seminars guarenteed. Get your ticket here
Tales of Adventure – talk
6 Oct 2020 7pm
With Charli Skinner and Chris Shirley. An online evening of adventure stories. Grab a ticket here
The Moth International Mainstage
26 Sep 2020 19:15
Delighted to be invited to perform a story for The Moth, a coveted gig on the mainstage and live on Zoom. The theme is Bound and Determined: Stories of Breaking Loose. Tickets here.
Budleigh literary festival
20 Sep 2020
If ‘author’ is a still an odd-fitting identity, a literary festival helps. This was a lovely chat with fellow author and winner of the Trancon bike race Emily Chappell and journalist Julia Wheeler. Available until 30th September and entirely free
Cycling podcasts
7 Sep 2020
I’ve been on a podcast bender recently, and here’s some with a cycling theme. On The Cycling Europe Podcast, I talked with Andrew Sykes in Hyde Park, who was at the end of his own tour to the four British capital cities. We covered homecomings, life on the road and much more besides. I also raced around the world with Sean Lally on the fantastic Cycle Systems Academy Podcast and my book was reviewed on The Outspoken Cyclist (episode 29/08/20. Final 10 minutes)
Armagh-eddon
10 Aug 2020
In February, before a certain virus cleared my diary of races, I ran in the Armagh 5k, which might just be the world’s fastest 5k race on the road. Here’s an article I wrote for Tracksmith about how it went down, epic pile ups included
What adventure means to me
07 Aug 2020
A short piece I wrote for Adventure Uncovered
Sky News interview
06 Aug 2020
Interview on Sky morning news with Niall Paterson
The Book Launch
06 Aug 2020
Today: lift off! The official online launch is Tuesday Aug 11th 8pm (UK time) and signed copies of the book will be available. A limited number of tickets are available here.
The Times interview
03 Aug 2020
Scrubs and Lycra: the biking doctor. Interview with Damian Whitworth in The Times
Tales of Adventure Podcast
16 June 2020
Myself and Chris Shirley discuss life on the road, homecomings and books
The Explorer Series
1 June 2020
Featured on the Explorer Series of Instagram videos from Mr Fogg’s Collection
Telegraph feature
23 May 2020
How will the pandemic change the NHS and what does that means for us? Here’s the full text of my feature for the Telegraph Magazine
Twitter Q&A at the virtual Cycle Touring Festival
25 April 2020
Myself, @JulianSayarer and @CarbonCycleKate tackle ‘can a bike ride a change the world?’ – with reference to our particular obsessions: health, human rights and the environment
Guardian Op-Ed
23 April 2020
Here’s an opinion piece I wrote for The Guardian on the uncanny calm of London A&E departments and what this could mean as we move into the next stage of the pandemic
Pegasus Books acquire North American rights to Signs of Life
Sep 2019
Chuffed to announce that Pegasus Books will be publishing Signs of Life in North America. Launch date TBC