James Griffiths

First UK rider conquers Himalayan Challenge for Spinal Research

Spinal Research supporter James Griffiths became the first UK rider to complete the epic Tour of the Dragon bike ride […]

Bhutan - The Final Froniter, Friday 16 January 2015, 7:00pm

This free event will be an informal and informative follow-up evening to the ‘Tour of the Dragon’ bike race,in which […]

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Blog 11 - Land of the Thunder Dragon - Job Done!

Ant and James have left Bhutan with the LTA ‘Tour of the Dragon’ team successfully completing their job. A big […]

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Blog 10 - No time for practice – Race Starts in under 5 hours!

No time for practice – Race Starts in under 5 hours! Wednesday James got first hand experience of the challenge […]

Touch Down Bhutan

Blog 8 - In Bhutan at last!

In Bhutan at last! Ant and James left Kathmandu after Ant did a little haggling Nepali style! 30 KG extra […]

In my office in Kathmandu!

Blog 7 - Arrival in Kathmandu!

The Adventure of Travel in Asia! Having checked in at Heathrow yesterday relatively trouble free. We had 60KG baggage limit […]

BBC Midlands Today reporter and film crew at Live the Adventure to interview James Griffiths for Tour of the Dragon, 1 day, extreme mountain bike challenge, Bhutan

Blog 6 - All packed and ready to depart!

Ant and James depart tomorrow from Heathrow with a lot of of luggage and an attempt to sneak in a […]

Midlands Today at Live the Adventure

Blog 5 - Tour of the Dragon - a TV appearance

Our latest video blog includes a training update and preview of James testing the kit and equipment he will be […]

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Blog 4 - Tour of the Dragon, The Bike Design!

Jame’s Bike design. James has now taken delivery of his new 29” mountain bike made specifically for him for the […]

James competing in the Maratona dles Dolomites 2013

Blog 3 - Tour of the Dragon Update, 4 weeks to go

Following on from previous blogs, with just over 4 weeks left until race day on the 6th September, James has […]