The Toe of Italy to Monte Carlo

This is awesome cliveo, really inspiring.

Additionally, you seem to have acquired Robert Förstemann's left knee.

When you get it we should have a Texas jersey ride.

OK. But I have to teach you to say "y'all."

Before and after

Pretty heroic stuff all in all Clive. Keep up the good work!

Epic work Clive! What a transformation! Keep it up buddy

Who set up Tree Trunk Legs as an alias?

Outstanding work!

Episode 27.

http://www.lloydswellbeingcentre.co.uk/clives-cycling-blog-27/

Bumps and scrapes.

Bloody hell Clive, where have you gone?

Awesome work!

I'm afraid you'll have to say goodbye to locutions like this, Clive:

I just crumpled like a sack of spuds

No more spuds inside that sackcloth. :)

No more chip on my shoulder either?

Please go easy on the energy drinks and booze, too, or you'll be mashed long before you get to Monte Carlo.

My plans would then be half baked.

No more chip on my shoulder either?

Depends on how much chip fat you use.

Hey Clive, someone has delete me, it's not my fault.

Episode 28 - On track and getting faster:

http://www.lloydswellbeingcentre.co.uk/clives-cycling-blog-28/

Clive - I've found that in northern Italy a lot of restaurants offer gluten free pasta if requested. I can't speak for how it is down south, amongst the terrone.

Thanks Andy, fingers crossed that we have someone with us who can make the request in Italian! I have been advised to travel with spelt pasta as they may agree to cook it in some hotels.

Episode 29 in which I talk to London's Famous London's Greatest Cycling Coach, our very own (shared with Cycling Weekly and The Lee Valley VeloPark) RPM..

http://www.lloydswellbeingcentre.co.uk/clives-cycling-blog-29/

Hi Clive, just been catching up with your blog posts. You’re a stubborn old goat, and almost a mountain one now. Faith commented on your amazing weight loss, noting that you haven’t ‘gone all gaunt and ugly with it’.

Good luck with the trip. We’ll have to go for a ride somewhere before the summer’s out…

Thank you BMMF. I really appreciate that. A ride would be good. It would be great to catch up.

Episode 30. A gentle 107 miles through the Surrey Hills, 7,211 feet of climbing.

http://www.lloydswellbeingcentre.co.uk/clives-cycling-blog-30/

"...The only slight squeeze is in the thighs which are now showing signs of development from cycling...."

#boast post

Looking forward to reading about you "pulling the pin on my leg-howitzers".

:)

Episode 31

WARNING

Illustrated by an old picture of me showing too much flesh.

http://www.lloydswellbeingcentre.co.uk/clives-cycling-blog-31/

Episode 32.

Cambridge and back and andyp's evil Kent route with BMMF.

http://www.lloydswellbeingcentre.co.uk/clives-cycling-blog-32/