Coming across Graeme Obree’s blog and being reminded about Yvonne McGregor’s hour record in 1995, got me thinking about the World hour Record. The World Hour has always been something that has captured my imagination, perhaps being a time triallist it is the ultimate challenge. The hour by Michael Hutchinson is a great read […]
Graeme Obree Blog
If you were inspired by Graeme Obree’s book or the film ‘The Flying Scotsman’ you may be interested in Graeme’s new blog. Graeme Obree.blogspot – ‘My Words’ I would be interested to hear Graeme’s ideas on cycling and life and hope he has time to maintain a blog. As I mentioned in a comment to […]
Tragic Death of Top UK Cyclist
jasonjasonYesterday there was very sad news that one of the UK’s top time triallists and cyclists, Jason McIntyre, was involved in a fatal collision, whilst out training near his home in Fort William, Scotland. Jason came to cycling relatively late he only began aged 18, but his enthusiasm and passion for the sport saw him […]
Cycling Quotes
I started reading The Cyclists compendium in a book shop and I noted down some of the quotes On a bicycle you consume a fiftieth of the oxygen consumed by a motor vehicle, and expel no pollutants “Nothing compares with the simple pleasure of a bike ride” John F Kennedy “Just as the ideal of […]
Matthew Parris Apologises
Those who have been following the Matthew Parris saga, may be interested to know he published a brief apology, at the bottom of his Time newspaper today. Article I offended many with my Christmas attack on cyclists. It was meant humorously but so many cyclists have taken it seriously that I plainly misjudged. I am […]
Tour of Flanders – ‘De Ronde’
The Tour of Flanders or ‘The Ronde’ as it is known in Belgium is the most prestigious one day classic in Belgium. It is particularly important for the Flemish speaking population, who are proud of their separate identity, language and culture. Route of the Tour of Flanders The Race starts in the medieval town of […]
A Century of Cycling by William Fotheringham
‘The classic races and legendary Champions’ Century of Cycling at Amazon.co.uk Century of Cycling at Amazon.com A century of cycling provides an intriguing overview to the different races in the professional cycling calendar. Quite often books tend to focus on a few big races like the Tour de France. However, this ignores the great classic […]
Woman Gets Speeding Ticket for Cycling at 68mph
An Arizona woman, Grace Picket, has been issued a speeding ticket for clocking 68mph on a descent on her way to work. Grace is an avid cyclist and usually cycles around 150 miles a week on her road bikes or mountain bikes. Grace was cycling the 44 miles from her home to work place, she […]
Doping Ban Bites as Heras Retires
After serving a two year doping ban, for failed drugs test, Roberto Heras has decided to quit professional cycling. It appears the main reason is that he is unable to join a pro cycling team and therefore, is unable to get sufficient renumeration. Heras complains: “I still don’t understand the code of ethics and why […]
Complain about Matthew Parris on Cyclists
Recently, I posted about Matthew Parris’ attack on cyclists Funny thing, if you Google -”Matthew Parris Cycling”. You get the headline displayed by Google. What’s smug and deserves to be decapitated? | Matthew Parris: My … I thought this rather apt. There is a saying – those who live by the sword die by the […]
Cycling in the Rain
Cycling in the rain is no fun. Yet, if you want to cycle in the UK, it is pretty hard to avoid it. If you wear the right gear, cycling in the rain is not as bad as it might seem from the comfort of your house. It is good to try and cycle when […]
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