2012

Cyclist No1 Why would you consider such a ride? What's it going to take? Find out why a friend is giving it a go in Grand Style!!

2011

This is a selection of the documents that have been written up subsequent to "The Hobbit's Tale" in 2011. I'd like to thank all involved in helping to push the publicity of "The Hobbit's Tale" this year. I am indebted to you all.

XCRacer.com10 Under The Pen mini-interview in the ubiquitous and omnipotent racers' website. December 2011.  

Wiki Page My friend and riding buddy Scott Hodgskin made this Wiki Page. It needs some folk to look at it and verify/update it (or whatever you do with Wiki). Thanks for all that effort, Scott.

Infinit Nutrition Infinit Loop November 2011 You all know that I love my Liquid Nutrition from Infinit. It certainly made my friend's jobs easier! Thanks for writing this Tim Press. Photos by Matt Cope

MBR November 2011 I think they've got the wrong idea about me! I ride bikes a bit, yes, but I hope to meet some proper legends someday soon.

Rehband Worldwide Marketing This document is being released around the world in lots of languages. A little scary this one (and Tongue in cheek)

BBC News Website Article September 30th 2011 Check out the Infinit bottle and the North Face kit! I'd been riding for 56hours in the first photo. Don't look too bad apart from the Ultra endurance nutrition little pot belly.

What Mountain Bike Issue 124 (July 2011)Matt Skinner, Editor, spent a lot of time and effort on this extremely well received article. It doesn't sound like me, but maybe I am a toughie? Thanks Matt!

The full transcript of the interview with Matt Skinner of What MTB. Some meaty stuff in here. I should have kept my mouth shut!

US Santa Cruz Blog and Website! Cool. Thanks for the mention; as you may not realise how much this means to Dave.

Infinit NutritionInfinit Loop International Newsletter, July 2011

ITV News article May 2011on the completion of "The Hobbit's Tale."

Fi Spostwood of Cyclist No1 created a really entertaining piece to help tell people the story of "The Hobbit's Tale."

Front Page Photo on South Wales Echo May 2011 The front Page of a "tongue in cheek" report that focussed on the weight loss during "The Hobbit's Tale" ride.

Front of Health Section in South Wales Echo May 2011 The TIC continues, but it's kind of groovy. It's a surefire way to make sure that people that wouldn't be drawn to cycling, might have a good look. Inspired method!

Main Feature South Wales Echo May 2011 The Main Article.

Mountain Bike Rider short news article June 2011 Thanks for finding the space to do a "shorts" news piece.

Our friend, Rob Khoo, put this together, to show what everyone else went through during "The Hobbit's Tale". Dave had the easy bit!


The brilliant Bristol Bike Fest Dave's mental arithmetic fails him at the end. He's been enjoying racing there for 6 years.

My 2011 bike with Scottoiler People are taking note of the Scottoiler these days. It's even getting appearance requests from Cyclist No1!

Not to be taken too seriously, except for the message that Infinit Nutrition is the business. All of the people in this video now use it; actually they use my formula! This was made as I was getting over the pesky chest problem that stopped me riding the 2010 challenge. I got a bit "portly" for a while, didn't I?

2010

Rich Holmes report on his WC2C Ride in May 2010.Awesome effort.

Dave's Famous!!
Well, he's in the extras section of the new and superb offering "Find" by Reset Films. This a superb celebration of cycling, and will have you laughing out loud, too!

2009

The Herald, April 17th 2009. Readership 850,000. We had nearly 3,000 hits on this website the day after it was printed! I love this guy's writing style, too.

Feature by Alexandra This was done by a journalism student for her dissertation. I jumped at the chance: A nice afternoon, well spent. Thanks Alex!

Journalist Article from the South Wales Echo (03/04/2009) on the WC2C. Downloads as PDF. Hits increased significantly.

MBR Article Sept 09 A nice article done in MBR. I was very lucky to have this opportunity to say thanks to my supporters and MBR were the consumate professionals.

This media thing seems to work. Great thanks go to those who took the time to listen to my babbling, and do a write up for me, my sponsors, and also the people who are having a go at the Welsh Coast 2 Coast.