The latest Going Long podcast episode is a worthy listen for anyone looking to tackle their first century ride. Cycling Weekly’s resident photographer is a fairly recent edition to our team, and as such arrived at the office without having turned a pedal in earnest since the heady days of Raleigh Olympus ownership in the late 70s.

It wasn’t long, of course, before Richard ‘Butch’ Butcher – surrounded by beautiful bicycles and Lycra-clad colleagues – decided that he wanted in on the action.

You may like

GET FIT QUICK and take on your FIRST HUNDRED MILER – YouTube
GET FIT QUICK and take on your FIRST HUNDRED MILER - YouTube

Watch On

Land’s End to John o’ Groats, to Paris-Brest-Paris and 24-hour rides against the clock we laid a foundation for our love of all things endurance and adventure. And the long rides just kept on coming…

Having noticed a gap for endurance and adventure in the podcast market, Cycling Weekly writers James and Steve Shrubsall, and art director Dan Baines decided to fill it. Enlisting the expertise of ultra-riding sage Ian To and top female rider Nicky Shaw, we have a team with decades of experience ready to help prime you for the trails.