Peter White's CW5000 blog: Getting back on the bike

Peter White signed up for the CW5000 at the beginning of 2021 having got back on his bike the previous year. His fitness is improving, he's quit smoking and he's raising money for Alzheimer's Research UK. He'll be blogging about his riding throughout 2021

Just before lockdown in 2020 I decided to buy a new mountain bike. Getting it just before the great Covid bike drought. I’d not ridden further than ten miles since my teens when I was into racing; time trials, road racing and track. Before I knew it I was hooked again and in September bought myself a second hand Wilier road bike and subscribed to Cycling Weekly. I’d not bought it in over 30 years. I was soon clocking up 100 miles a week.

I’d seen the CW5000 2020 challenge and decided to sign up for 2021 and raise money for Alzheimer’s Research UK at the same time. My dad suffered from dementia with Lewy bodies and passed away in 2017. He was a very keen cyclist, still riding his bike into his 70’s so this was something close to my heart.

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Simon Richardson
Magazine editor

Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He fell in love with cycling 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with two Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 130-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015.