The Buxton Mountain time trial is a hard 33 mile time trial with over 1,100 metres of climbing. It is based on an 11 mile circuit starting in Longnor, climbing up to to Axe Edge before long descent back into Longor. After riding the Circuit of Dales last Sunday, it didn’t do much hard training […]
Super Foods for Cycling
In the past few decades, some clever marketeers decided to call some types of foods ‘super-foods’. It appeals to that part of us, which thinks we can make ourself wonderfully healthy and faster cyclists, simply by eating some Peruvian waterbeans grown in moss-covered peat. Of course, it’s not as simply as that, but a good […]
A Grand Day for Cycling
A few cyclists going past the Grand Cafe (open for 1/2 price cocktails, Champagne receptions and High 5 2:1 Energy Source) Dress Code: no Lycra No time to stop for tea. Cycling to work. Cycling over Magdalen Bridge Fast way to get to work. Queens Lane Slowly does it. Well lit up. Related Cycling […]
Tips to Increase Efficiency of Cycling
Whatever type of cycling you do, it’s good to try an increase the efficiency of your cycling so you will go faster for the same effort. If you are a regular cyclist, you may do most of these already. But, looking at beginner cyclists, you can often see how much energy they waste. 1. Get […]
Circuit of the Dales 2012
The Circuit of the Dales is a 50 mile hilly time trial through some of the most scenic parts of the Yorkshire Dales. It includes nearly 1000 metres of climbing and a mixture of road surfaces – from flat tarmac to roads so rough it could be almost Paris-Roubaix. There’s nothing really steep, but it […]
The Cycling Post
The Cycling Post is an online magazine, produced every month. It is focused on the British racing season – everything from European road racing to timetrialling and cyclocross. If you have an interest in British cycling, check out The Cycling Post It seems a great venture, with a lot of enthusiasm put into it. I […]
Petrol Panic and Stocking up on Inner Tubes
As I was cycling out to Chinnor yesterday, I cycled past a traffic jam of cars queuing up for the petrol station. I couldn’t help feeling a little smug as I cycled past the long line of cars, it was a little like passing a Ferrari stuck in a traffic jam. Not only was I […]
Rudy Project Round 1
Sunday was a 19 mile time trial. The first round of the National Rudy Project Time Trial Series. I finished 6th in a time of 42.29 (26.4mph) It was a perfect day for cycling. Warm enough to dispense with legwarmers (a good job as I managed to bring 1 legwarmer, plus 1 armwarmer). The course […]
March Training and Cycling
In the past few weeks, I’ve been able to go out on my bike 5-6 times a week. Training has become an instinctive part of the day. Only when I’m really busy with teaching do I take a rest day. A few notes on recent weeks training. An easy ride at level 2 (65-70%) heart […]
Recovery Drinks
You know you’ve had a tough ride, when you are walking gingerly down the stairs reaching for the handrail, that’s how I felt about the 50 mile race on Sunday. This weekend I had two races, a 10 mile race on Saturday afternoon and a 50 mile race on Sunday morning. Usually, I don’t take […]
Oxonian Hilly Time Trial
This was my 7th entry for the Oxonian Hilly. It is an interesting, technical course around Brill, Oakley and Waddesdon. The road surface is a real mix, there are a few stretches of newly tarmaced roads, which are lovely and smooth, but mostly it is lumpy and rough. Definitely not a course for light time […]
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