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Cycling Through Winter

By on October 28, 2008 in cycling, training

Cyclo Cross – for those who want to keep racing Last Sunday, was my last race of the year, and the first day of winter (clocks go back) It marks the end of the racing season and several months of winter training. After the excitement of interval training and hill climb races, long slow miles […]

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National Hill Climb 2008

By on October 26, 2008 in cycling

The hill climb championship took place on Bank Road, Matlock. The road was closed to traffic. The distance of the climb was about 830m. Average gradient 14%. Maximum Gradient 20%. Weather was good for late October. There was a full field of 150 riders. Matt Clinton  mikevaughan.co.uk – 2008 Winner time 2.24.2 I finished 14th […]

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Naked Street Experiment

Naked Street Experiment

By on October 23, 2008 in cycling

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea have claimed much success in reducing traffic accidents through a scheme known as ‘Naked Streets’ The idea is that removing road signs and simplifying pedestrian crossings makes drivers think more for themselves, drive slower and drive more carefully. It is argued that if motorists / road users are […]

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Preparing for an Important Race

Preparing for an Important Race

By on October 22, 2008 in cycling

Start of National Hill Climb championship 2006 This Sunday is the 2008 National Hill Climb Championship in Matlock. It’s great to take part in National championships because There is a big crowd Roads are closed to traffic. Good to ride against the best in the country. You might get your name in Cycling Weekly! Last […]

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Retro Bikes

By on October 21, 2008 in bikes

Away from ultra light carbon fibre bikes, I enjoy the aesthetic beauty of an old fashioned traditional bike. Typically, they are one colour (the modern mountain bike often  seems to be garishly painted) These bikes are solid, reliable and built for comfort rather than speed. You see quite a lot around Oxford. I think this […]

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Perspectives on Interval Training

Perspectives on Interval Training

By on October 20, 2008 in training

These days interval training is very popular. It also has the advantage that in theory, you can get quick with a relatively short amount of training time. In the last part of my interviews with former pro, Flavio Zappi, I asked him about his approach to training. It was an interesting answer, perhaps not what […]

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Bristol South CC Hill Climb 2008

By on October 19, 2008 in cycling

This has been an intense weekend. On Saturday, the Sri Chinmoy Marathon Team were organising a 24 hour Running race in Tooting Bec. I was counting runners go round the athletics track from 12pm to 10.30pm. (I was supposed to be onto midnight shift, but, thankfully I got relieved a little early. After a shortish […]

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Coming Back To Cycling after Long Layoff

By on October 17, 2008 in cycling

In a previous post, I mentioned how the cycling bug often inspires people to come back, after a lay off of 5, 10 or 20 years. I’ve heard many people say who they got back into cycling after a long break (for whatever reason). Often on coming back to cycling, people say they enjoy it […]

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Interview with Flavio Zappi Part 1

By on October 16, 2008 in cyclists, interview

Flavio Zappi – former Pro Cyclist A few days ago, I was doing some interval training around Boars Hill when I bumped into Flavio Zappi, Flavio happens to be a former wearer of Green Jersey in the Giro D’Italia and top 12 finisher of Milan San Remo. We rode up and down Boars hill a […]

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Why Don’t People Cycle

By on October 15, 2008 in commuting

Since starting a cycling blog, I fear I may have become a bit of a cycling evangelist. Anyway, out of interest I asked my students and work colleagues why they don’t cycle to school. The distance they travel is about 1.5 miles, some up to 3 miles. The journey is not straightforward as the shortest […]

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Interval Training Sessions

By on October 14, 2008 in training

My racing season is winding down, but, I’m still doing some interval training for the remaining hill climbs. These are some of the training sessions I like to do. Train like a Race One of my favourite type of interval training is just to ride up a hill as if it was a race. This […]

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