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Ex GB Ski Racer🎿
Still Fast-ish 🐌
Currently recovering from a brain haemorrhage 🤯

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“I’m not there yet.”

After surviving a brain bleed at 33, Louis shares what returning to exercise has looked like for him.

Taking things gradually. Giving himself time to rest. Accepting that he is still recovering.

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@louishatchwell shares his story of surviving a brain bleed at 33 and the long road back, alongside consultant neurologist Dr Arvind Chandratheva.

The full episode is out now. Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts via the links in our bio.

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Within minutes, everything changed.

@louishatchwell Louis, 33, shares his story of surviving a brain bleed and the long road back.

Full episode this Thursday, 8 October, on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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Bros, bdays, new beginning, lovely ends, warm September, long rides, pets and bops, walks and KOMs

Can’t tell you how grateful I am for those who are around me that support me, upset me, celebrate with me and cheer me up 🥳

This month I have been spoiled to the bone.

Cheers to life 🤍🫡

#september #dump #bithday

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An iconic weekend for an iconic couple

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When Britain got an actual Summer:

6 Months locked in:
6,409 miles / 10,254km
304.5 hours
157,029ft elevation

🫡 to all my brothers who joined for the ride

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A few days in Cornwall 🩵

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Aug dump.

Friends, eclipses, buns, dogs, bikes and 1900km …

It was a good one..
goodbye and see you next year for more fun..

I thank God for another month without trouble .. what a privilege it is just that alone.
What a privilege to have the right friends (and that includes my dogs) around you and being able to move everyday.

No trouble…

#summer #august #summervibes #fun #friends

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100 MILE REGENT’S PARK KOM.

I’d been doing some longer efforts around Regent’s Park recently 2–3 hours at a time and they’d been a great introduction to my training.

Then, completely randomly, on Thursday I had a harebrained idea.

I wonder if I could take the 100 mile KOM?

The numbers

Headline stats:
300np
38.1kph average speed

The first two hours were completely solo, with a bit of help from the boys, mainly @gdavoo through the final two hours before going it alone again for the last 30 minutes.

So while it wasn’t 100 miles completely solo, the majority of the effort was about holding the pace yourself and making the legs last.

I knew this one was going to be different to a lot of the other KOMs around the park.

The really fast laps can be heavily influenced by big groups, drafting and having a few people driving the pace.

This one felt like something I could actually have a proper go at on my own for the most part, so nutrition was going to be important too.

The plan was pretty simple:

Get good legs.
Get the pacing right.
Keep it controlled early.
Fuel properly.
And see how long I could hold it together.

There’s something about riding the same loop over and over that makes an effort increasingly physical and increasingly mental.

The longer it went, the more it became about not backing off.

The legs were hurting, the concentration was fading, but the clock was still looking good.

With about an hour to go, I somehow managed to drop a water bottle which, at that point, felt like a fairly catastrophic error.

Thankfully, Louis, Tomas, Mario and Kel all came to the rescue, acting as my personal domestiques and handing me their spare bottles. A sign of just how special the london cycling scene is, mates just showed up no questions asked.

By the end I was absolutely cooked.

I eventually crawled into Rapha Donna, where Captain Tom and Stephen Moon were there to greet me — with Stephen kindly rehydrating me from the Rapha fridges in triumph.

Couldn’t have scripted it better.

A completely harebrained idea on Thursday turned into one of the hardest and most satisfying efforts I’ve done.

100 miles.
Regent’s Park.
KOM.

Sometimes the best sessions ar

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What would you do differently after a brain bleed?

We sat down with athlete and coach @louishatchwell to talk about his recovery, and what it’s changed about the way he trains.

For someone who’s built a career on pushing hard, his answer might surprise you. It’s less about doing more, and more about knowing when to stop.

🩺 Podcast dropping soon for the full story.

#PreventiveHealth #EmeraldHealth #BrainHealth

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Life is short. Buy the bike.
Ride it far or short. Ride it fast or ride it slow.
Ride alone or ride with your buds.
Climb mountains or chase horizons.

Do what makes you happy.

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Bikes. Lots of bikes.

📸 @photoklikz_

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

Bikes. Lots of bikes.

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