The Tour de France is always a unique spectacle – whether it’s the bizarre scenes of a bus getting stuck under the finish line or seeing a dog playing Russian roulette with a peleton approaching at 30mph. You never now what is going to happen. But, whatever happens, the Tour will always remain the pinnacle […]
The race of truth – video
It’s not quite Danny Boyle. But, I like this video because it’s about time trials. I guess the video sums up amateur time trialling. Not really pretentious, but a good opportunity to see how fast you can go. It doesn’t matter what standard you are, you can always compete against yourself. How To Get Involved […]
Cycling from Settle-Carlisle to Yorkshire Dales
With a weekend off racing, I decided to do something a little different. I cycled five miles to Bingley and got a train on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line to Dent station. The line is a feat of epic Victorian engineering. Ribblehead viaduct It never really made much profit and has, a few times, narrowly avoided been […]
Cycle deaths / casualties in the UK
I find it a bit harder to write about this kind of topic. Part of me is a very keen cycling advocate. Despite the dangers of cycling – I feel the health benefits far outweigh the alternative of a sedentary lifestyle. In life, everything has a risk, including sitting on a sofa and stuffing yourself […]
Tour De France Questions
The tour is one of the biggest sporting spectacles in the world. No matter how many scandals and tearful confessions on Oprah , we can’t resist the allure of watching the Tour. The tour has everything, beautiful scenery, drama, excitement, raw passion and the opportunity for endless hours of Sean Kelly say ‘erm, well, I […]
Va Va Froome – book review
It’s the week before the Tour de France and we have a whole week with no cycling on tele, just hours of speculation about the riders, the course and different possible outcomes. It’s that time of the year when journalists are desperately looking out for some tibit or quote to fill the press pages. Chris […]
The day after a long bike ride
It’s a funny feeling the day after a long hard bike ride, (e.g Nat 50). When I was young, the height of excitement was visiting Alton Towers and going on all the roller-coasters. The day after going on the big dipper, I would still have a residual feeling of going up and down the roller […]
Oakley Radarlock review
I was sent a pair of Oakley Radarlock for review. They retail at a whopping £176.00. I wouldn’t pay that amount of sunglasses for fear I would lose them. But, I was happy to get a free review copy. I wear glasses pretty much all year. If I go out on a ride, you always […]
National 50 mile TT Champs 2013
This year’s national 50 mile time trial championship was in Wales – between Abergavenny, Raglan and towards Monmouth. To say it was in the heart of Wales, it was surprisingly flat. There can’t be many 50 mile stretches of roads that are so flat in Wales. I was off number 60 at 9.00am, with the […]
An attempt to slow down traffic in Oxford
Jack Straw lane is a narrow road, just big enough for two cars to squeeze past. It also provides a short cut from the city centre to the J.R. Radcliffe Hospital. Because traffic in Headington is often very congested, this minor road provides a convenient short cut, and is popular with taxis and other drivers. […]
Matt Bottrill
Matt Bottril finished 2nd in the 2013 British time trial Championships up in Scotland. The race was won by Alex Dowsett (Movistar) who also this year won the time trial stage in the Giro d’Italia – so it shows the quality of the British field. It is the first time, for a few years, that […]
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