I was struck by the introduction to the introduction to this article in a Canadian newspaper: “Winnipeg • I often get around town by bike. So curious is this behaviour to the Lexus-drivin’, lunch bag-packin’ crowd I encounter in suburban Winnipeg, that it is often discussed, sometimes behind my back. When it is to my […]

In road races, you often hear the advice to take a good wheel. – Basically, it refers to an experienced rider. A rider who will not cause problems, but is safe, alert and probably a strong rider with a good chance of doing well. A good bunch rider will have the following characteristics Physically fit […]

If you have cycled for any duration, you will have been the victim of aggressive, bad mouthed motorists / pedestrians. This is not a dig at ‘motorists’ People who drive are not somehow ‘worse’ than people who cycle. It is just a reflection that in society, some people lose their sense of perspective and vent […]

I was disappointed to see that Dave Moulton has decided to retire his blog because he has some excellent articles on cycling. He admits the reason for retiring the blog was that he found himself increasingly drawn into ‘political aspects’ of cycling; a world that is invariably negative. I sympathise with a desire to keep […]

The last cyclist to win BBC Sports personality of the year was Tom Simpson in 1965 (who won the World Road Race Championships). Interestingly Beryl Burton was second in 1967 Cycling is not the highest profile sport so even successful cyclists struggle to get onto the radar of the general public who vote. However, the […]