Phil Touring
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Tourism |
| Occupation | Youth Hostel Manager |
| Location | Alston, North Pennines - Cumbria, United Kingdom |
| Introduction | Yorkshireman, now turned 50, Youth Hostel Warden. Raced cyclo-cross from age 13, tried being a roady racer too. More into tours and challenges these days. Other bike stuff I like, Three Peaks Cyclo-cross, Fred Whitton Challenge Sportive, Etape Du Dales Sportive, Trailquesting/MTB Orienteering. Helvellyn Triathlon once but never again. |
| Interests | Cycling, sport in general, outdoors activities, Environment, conservation, Sustainable living |
| Favorite Movies | American Werewolf in London, Local Hero, Into the wild, Stranger than Fiction, Any with a good story |
| Favorite Music | Jake Thackray, but maybe it's the words more than the music, nice twangy guitar style though |
| Favorite Books | Travels with Rosinante, Bernard Magnaloux, after reading this you'll believe any bike tour is possible, Selected Poems Norman Nicholson, I lived in Millom for a while |
You can whistle and steam can whistle, so why do you sing in the shower?
Words are more interesting aren't they?