Folks,
Thank you for visiting the site where we aim to provide regular updates of the challenge Mouldy Goes to Seville
In earlier sessions we explained how we would simulate the cycle, you can read about it here
Todays route
The cycle route today was following the route from Alcaudette de la Jara to Belvis de la Jara
The direction of travel was running south and west through the Iberian Peninsula, and within the Central Plateau
On this session we had climbed over 400 feet and remain at 1400 feet above sea level
Having skirted in and out Castilla y León and the autonomous region of Community of Madrid the cycle had now entered the region of Castilla–La Mancha and well on our way to Andalusia and Seville
The route, including the climbing had some similarities of the route from Santander and the R2L in 2017, up onto the Spanish plains. (Lovely memories of the R2L Team and beautiful country of Spain)
We enclose a screen shot/s from bkool application of routes/ sessions
Session 091 Route
Progress in this session
From Strava we enclose screen shots of what was achieved in this session
Today’s cycle
Prior to the cycle today during the past two weeks, I had experienced some challenges with pain and tension.
With medical advise received, determined that that rest would be my best friend and something that I would need to introduce and utilise accordingly.
With some challenges in recent days, had decided to gauge reactions by extending the length of the cycle (just over double time of yesterday’s)
The landscape in this session related to an initial descent which was welcomed before a constant climb, with gradients reaching 5.40%
This cycle is all about gradually building myself up, with a focus on sustainability where we hope to avoid any major injury relapse. You can read more about the why here.
Today’s kit
Focusing on comfort and the fact that I am a big frame, tight lycra is currently not my friend.
Therefore I decided to wear something more comfortable from the Celtic shirt collection and plan to do so for the foreseeable future
Keeping with the theme of goalkeeper shirt’s, I wore the Yellow Goalkeeper shirt from Season 2004 / 2005 by Umbro.
The kit is pictured below with a pleasant back drop of two strips, one being the hooped shirt and the other being the green away shirt also by Umbro.
After a long association with Umbro, this would be the last season in which we would proudly wear strips designed by them.
Umbro Celtic strips, training and tracksuits have a special place in my heart as these where the kits I wore as young kid and recall saving up monies to buy them from 1978 onwards.
This shirt brings back a mix back of emotions with Scottish Cup being won at Hampden park in what would also be the end of the Martin O’Neill Era.
Some other fond memories with these strips, include trips to Milan and Barcelona with friends and family to watch Champions league games.
Kit = 2004 2005 – Celtic – Goalkeeper shirt – Yellow
Progress to date = Mouldy Goes to Seville = Following actual GPX route – Sessions
| Sessions | Miles cycled | Feet climbed | Minutes cycled |
| 091 | 773 | 45,767 | 3890 |
The above sessions, miles, feet climbed and minutes relate to the “actual” progress being made by Mouldy as he goes to Seville, this is done by replicating and following the GPX route as taken by his friends when they Cycled to Seville in May 2023
Progress – Rehabilitation work prior to the starting cycle (End of July to September 2023)
| Rehab Sessions | Rehab Miles Miles | Rehab Minutes |
| 034 | 318 | 1462 |
The above sessions, miles and Minutes relate to rehabilitation work that we under went prior to commencing the main event, Mouldy goes to Seville cycle
Overall progress including Rehabilitation work:
Qty 125 Sessions
Qty 1091 Miles
Qty 5352 Minutes
Milestones:
Today, We passed a milestone of having completed 76 % of the challenge with over 750 miles cycled, and over 45,000 feet climbed and over 3800 minutes of cycling.
Overall Milestones:
From being very nervous about doing 10 minute cycles at end of July 2023 as part of the rehabilitation work, we are delighted to have commenced making dents into the Spanish Sector of “Mouldy Goes To Seville Cycle”
Special thanks to our Physio Mr Brian Scott for helping with the rehabilitation and ongoing support.
Gallery
Charity project
In 2009 I was able to help make first charity real cycling Project to help bringing Martin “Kano” home campaign, you can read about it here
In 2012, we had lovely memories of the 1254125 cycle from Brother Walfrid’s home, Ballymote in Sligo to Celtic Park.
This also represented the first of many cycles on behalf of the Celtic FC Foundation throughout the years
With health challenges during past couple of years, we do not take it for granted that we will always be able to make large cycles.
As one of the the key objectives of the project is to help raise awareness and funds for “Celtic FC Foundation“
We also take this opportunity to thank everyone out there for their continued encouragement and support on this cycle and each of the cycles made during the past 15 years.
Please support my cycle by donating at www.justgiving.com/page/mouldygoestoseville
Previous blogs
Through the journey we had maintained a blog covering each session including, direction of travel, landscape, progress of the cycle, statistics, how I am feeling, what kit was worn.
To counteract the occasional boredom of cycling at home, we had some fun along the way capturing scenery of regions we pass through along with pictures of kit worn and where appropriate special memories related to these
You can find all previous blogs here