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Muckle Hill Climb '24 Nationals Test Event
02.08.23 Dipton Mill Road, Hexham 73 riders participated in the inaugural race on the MH1 hill climb course on Dipton Mill Road in...
Joe Stringer
Aug 5, 20242 min read
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Grace Inglis Q&A
In this instalment of meet the Muckle, I interviewed Grace who was kind enough to tell us about her experience of being in MCC. By the...
Joe Stringer
Feb 26, 20243 min read
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Q&A with MOTY Lois Jarvis
I've had a genius idea - create interesting blog content, but get other people to do all the work for me. The AI content game is done...
Joe Stringer
Feb 20, 20243 min read
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Cycling eh! Muckle Hill Climb 2023
Here's my daft video of the 2023 edition of the Muckle Hill Climb Don't forget to hit like and subscribe!
Joe Stringer
Feb 20, 20241 min read
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Four Peaks Race Hong Kong
In 2023 I etched out something of a sporting niche for myself. Well, making that claim is a bit of a stretch, I should probably add. I...
Joe Stringer
Feb 20, 20248 min read
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Colin Atkinson X chatGTP
Happy new year and Ciao Tutti! Here’s a little recap of the 2023 hill climb season – if it sounds a bit odd that’s because what I’ve...
Joe Stringer
Jan 4, 20245 min read
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Racing Round Up - Spring/Summer 2023
Ciao tutti, and welcome to another edition of the Muckle racing round up. As usual, a fragmented and jumbled effort, that in no way does...
Joe Stringer
Jun 29, 20235 min read
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Scottish Islands Peaks Race 2023
Once again, nowt to do with cycling, but everything to do with being Muckle. What I'll probably have to do is start a seperate blog for...
Joe Stringer
Jun 29, 202317 min read
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Racing Round Up - Summer 2022
And just like that, another summer is almost over. Hill climb diets are in full swing, cross is coming, and Colin’s winter bike emerges...
Joe Stringer
Sep 8, 20224 min read
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Racing Round Up
Welcome to the latest edition of Stingers Racing Round up – this time an even more disjointed effort. In my defense, keeping up with the...
Joe Stringer
Apr 11, 20224 min read
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The Stinger Archives - BoC UKs Toughest 100km Ride Reports
Coming in hot - Two ride reports for the price of one, and a little journey back in time to earlier in July 2021 when Band of Climbers...
Joe Stringer
Apr 11, 20228 min read
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LEJOGLE by Alex Turner
LEJOGLE – a rambling account Now that I have finished writing this account, I would like to provide a warning to anyone embarking on a...
Joe Stringer
Aug 13, 202134 min read
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Band of Climbers Summer of Steep
Muckle Cycle Club is proudly supported by Band of Climbers, and here's a couple of ride reports I did for them on their 'UK's Toughest...
Joe Stringer
Jul 27, 20219 min read
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Bob Graham Round (warning - running related content)
Aye ok, this has nothing to do with cycling but it has EVERYTHING to do with being Muckle. And I'm in charge of this blog anyway and...
Joe Stringer
Jul 27, 202127 min read
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The Ultimate c2c2c - Everesting 10k Roam
The first whiff I caught of this Muckle ride was when I looked at Strava on Saturday and saw that Ben W had done a rep of GDF at around...
Joe Stringer
Jun 22, 202122 min read
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Stinger's Spring Time Racing Round Up
At the end of March group rides returned, for up to a maximum of 15 riders. The first MCC Tuesday Hills on 30th March coincided with...
Joe Stringer
May 21, 20214 min read
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Racing Round Up 2020
I’m afraid I’ve got no whimsical yarns to spin or dry observations to make about anything. I did however have 5 minutes to quickly share...
Joe Stringer
Jan 14, 20213 min read
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Everesting Great Dun Fell
The other day I Googled, “what's the point in anything”. Not the first time either. I didn't actually conduct much research in the...
Joe Stringer
Jul 22, 202016 min read
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Muckle Ride of The Year 2019
I've dropped the ball a littlle bit with the Stinger Report haven't I? I know there's not really been anything to write about with all...
Joe Stringer
Jul 22, 20209 min read
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Stinger Report - Preseason Ramblings
This is the time of year when races are won. The hard graft, and hours of training in the cold and dark is what separates the truly...
Joe Stringer
Mar 6, 20203 min read
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