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Andy Thomas 🚴🎵🎸🎵🚴
@taffthomas.bsky.social
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Retired CIO/CTO
Full-time cyclist
Musician-Bass|Guitar|Keyboards|Violin
Fed up with populist politics
Kidney Cancer Survivor
#Cycling #Bass #Running #LogicPro #Zwift #TPVirtual #Rouvy
https://actionkidneycancer.org/
https://www.strava.com/athletes/1108518
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Nice to have been able to say hello to @philgaimon.bsky.social today (I assume this is his handle).

One of the more honest youtubers with good content (his book’s good as well)

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He’s over here in The Alpes (I guess where he belongs)
June 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Beautiful day #cycling up to Ribblehead viaduct then down to Hawes and then up over the Top 100 #FleetMoss climb back to Ilkley. It's the 1st time I've done it from the #Hawes side

Bit headwindy but all in all a great ride

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April 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Excellent ride out today to Askham Richard!

Got a decent PR into a headwind at 266w

#Cycling mojo still in tact 🤪

I'm now going to opt for 160mm cranks to see if it improves my cadence and seated climbing

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April 25, 2025 at 2:38 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Liege Bastogne Liege #cycling route done today

260km and just under 4600m of climbing

We decided to use the 2023 pro route

Much better stats (power, speed and heart rate) than my 2022 effort

So progress!!!

Cracking weather as well

#Belgium is underrated

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April 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
A little bit of Liege Bastogne Liege #cycling today to test things out

Just the last loop to check it out

Let's hope for warmer weather!

The photos will only mean something to me as they're pretty poor, but there are some nice houses over here

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April 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Strange #cycling today. For some reason I just couldn’t get my heart rate up so just took it steady

I’ll put it down to tired legs

But still, lovely day for it

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April 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Great ride yesterday over to Settle, although it was tough #cycling back in a headwind

Good to be back in shorts and short sleeves!!

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April 3, 2025 at 6:29 AM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Back in the saddle #cycling in the UK

Sad to be home but the weather's getting better

A gentle ride today to #Prologue in #Harrogate and the Specialized Store just to gaze at bikes I don't need, but want 🤪

Managed a #xert bronze breakthrough which was encouraging

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March 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
#cycling up Cap De Formentor

Jane got another PR on Coll De Sa Creueta

One more day then home 😪

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March 22, 2025 at 10:47 AM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Decent full on day today. Bit of everything #cycling #running #swimming

Up to the petrol station in #Mallorca (IYKYK) with Jane.

Steady ride in perfect weather followed by a 5k run & 1.5k swim

Nice to not be chasing watts

I wish life could be like this everyday 🤪

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March 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
All of yesterday’s #cycling in 1 ride today

Quite pleased with my effort up Coll De Sa Crueta. I wasn’t going for a time but got close to my PB without too high a bpm. So I guess I’ve lost weight since last year

I also did a 5k run in the morning and a short 1k swim

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March 19, 2025 at 2:11 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Great 1st day #cycling #swimming #running

Good to be away from the news

#Mallorca

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March 18, 2025 at 4:45 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
A lot of #cyclists out there today. Still not warm #cycling weather but getting much more manageable

Just another short coffee ride today

Now on to the hideous bike box packing !

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March 16, 2025 at 2:09 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
No time to do any serious #cycling today so just a quick spin around the block for me

Hope it’s warmer in #Mallorca

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March 15, 2025 at 12:34 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
#cycling to test out some new rotors and pads in preparation for going away

The old ones weren’t feeling great coming off the hills yesterday

These feel much more responsive

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March 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Perfect day #cycling in the Lakes today, unexpectedly good weather despite it snowing at 7am this morning

Blea Tarn, Wrynose and a few others

Lots of climbing over a short distance

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March 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Not really feeling like doing much today so just did a short spin over to Otley

Got some more epic #cycling sorted for Thursday

Let’s hope it’s a little warmer!

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March 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Nice #run today. Despite the sun, it’s starting to get cold again

Not sure if my pace will ever get better, but gently does it for now

I guess #running just gets harder (or less injury free) as you get older

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March 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Recovery type #cycling today. Just a trip to Harrogate, grabbed a coffee and headed home

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Looking forward to a spur of the moment trip to Mallorca in the next week. I'll attempt the 225 agin (the right way round this time)

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March 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Cracking bit of #cycling in the dales yesterday

Very windy but at least it was dry

We even passed the church where we were married and where the kids were christened

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March 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
#cycling to Prologue Cycles in Harrogate today just to spin the legs out before tomorrow's Dales ride

Stopped at Wheelbase www.wheelbase.co.uk/about-us/our... on the way back to get my front derailleur fixed (thanks for that)

Nice day for it again

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March 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Great #cycling over to Settle this morning

Good weather for it and happy to say we went at a decent pace without feeling broken at the end

The endurance training is starting again !!

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March 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Nice bit of Zone 2’ish #cycling today except on the way back from
Wetherby 😀

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February 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
taffthomas.bsky.social
Yaaaaaaaay!! Finally Covid free!!

I'll be doing some Z2 #cycling today which can now involve a cafe stop!!

My taste buds are still not fully functional yet but the rest of me is seems fine

We have sun and dry weather so let's hope it holds as I need to start getting some endurance rides nailed
February 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
taffthomas.bsky.social
After a failed bit of #running this morning where I've pulled my lateral quad I went for a short ride to blow off the cobwebs

My covid has nearly gone now thankfully, a much fainter line today

Outdoor #cycling is so much better than indoor

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February 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM