Victoria Pendleton aiming for Olympic Gold in 500m sprint. British cycling has often been the butt of jokes on the continent. If Britain had any real success in cycling, it was because either: A rider moved to the continent e.g. Tom Simpson, Barry Hoban, Robert Miller Were completely unique e.g. Greame Obree However, in recent […]

I’ve noticed that if you mention to cyclists any problems about people cycling, quite a few will respond in a very defensive way. Rather than admit cyclists may fail to follow the rules of the road, they will respond by attacking motorists or the state of roads or thinking of some excuse. I think there […]

View towards Henley in Chilterns. There are some great long climbs in the chilterns. This week’s riding Monday – 25 miles gentle ride av speed 17mph Tuesday – 25 miles. 5 hill intervals of 5minutes Av. speed 21 mph Wednesday – 71 miles. Av. Speed 20.1mph. 4 long hills. Including 11 mile rise from Hambledon, […]

Whatever type of cycling you do, it is important to pace yourself correctly to get the best from the ride. For a novice cyclist, it can be very difficult to know how to pace yourself. Many make this mistake of starting off too quickly and then suffer for the remainder of the ride. Pacing in […]

A keen cyclist can easily spend 15 hours a week training. That’s a long time to be riding.Whether you want to ride on your own or with other people will depend on your training routine and personality type. These are some advantages of riding on your own and riding with other people. Benefits of Cycling […]