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Weston on the Green Time Trial Photos

By on July 25, 2008 in tejvan, timetrials

Weston on the Green 14 miles from Oxford, there is an airfield used mainly for paragliding and parachuting drops. There is an outer road around the airfield of about 2.5 miles. Fortunately, we are able to use the airfield track for racing on Tuesday and sometimes other evening. Bicester Milennium CC do an excellent job […]

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Alpe d’Huez Climb

Alpe d’Huez Climb

By on July 25, 2008 in procycling

photo Maurice Koop There are many magnificent climbs on the Tour – Col du Galibier, Col de Telegraph, the fearsome Mont Ventoux. But, when it comes to mountain climbs in the Tour de France, the first on most people’s mind is Alpe d’Huez. It first came to the tour in 1952 (won by the legendary […]

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Crazy Cycle Lanes

By on July 23, 2008 in commuting, cycling

In Oxfordshire, the council have introduced a lot of traffic calming measures, which invovle narrowing the road. The aim is to make cars slow down and therefore reduce the number of accidents. However, this particular design is a real pain for Cyclists. This is at the bottom of a steep hill running into Horspath, just […]

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Classic Time Trial Photos

By on July 22, 2008 in cycling photos, timetrials

Alf Engers finishes to a large crowd. These 30+ photos come from a collection by the late Bernard Thompson. The photos are taken mostly in the period 1960-1985. You can buy a CD of these photos from Peter Whitfield. Details at the bottom. Eddie Adkins Phil Griffiths in a 2 up Time Trial in the […]

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100 Mile Ride to Cotswolds

By on July 21, 2008 in holidays

A Smiling Cyclist outside Stow on the Wold. Sunday, I cycled 101 miles to Broadway in the Cotswolds. I rode 50 miles into quite a strong wind then turned back. Ironically, Sunday was the same day as the National 100 mile Time trail championship, I nearly entered. I took this as a tourist ride stopping […]

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Where in the Road Should We Cycle?

By on July 21, 2008 in commuting

A good distance from edge of road Sometimes I am riding between 1 foot and 3 foot from the edge of the road and cars will still beep their horns, presumably because they are irritated a cyclist has slowed them down. The problem is more acute on narrow lanes where being 1-2 foot from edge […]

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Dealing with Squeeking or Clicking Noises on A Bike

Dealing with Squeeking or Clicking Noises on A Bike

By on July 20, 2008 in cycling

My Road bike, which has been squeeking due to bottom bracket For the past several months I have had a persistent clicking on my best road bike. It has proved very difficult to isolate and rectify. I wish I had been able to do it earlier as a clicking bike does start to get irritating […]

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Tools and Equipment I Take For A Bike Ride

By on July 18, 2008 in bike maintenance, cycling

For every bike ride over 4 miles from home, I usually take the following: 2 Spare inner tubes Tyre leavers Pump. I have a pump fixed to bike to take up less space and so I never forget. Multi tool. Allen keys, screwdriver and chain tool. Chain tool can be invaluable; you can cycle slowly […]

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Failed EPO Tests in Tour de France

By on July 18, 2008 in procycling, tour de france

Many of those caught taking EPO like David Millar, Richard Virenque et al. never actually failed a drugs test. They were simply found with the EPO on them. Others like Bjanne Riis have since admitted to taking EPO, even though they never failed a drugs test But, with 3 failed EPO test in the Tour […]

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The World’s First Bike Race

The World’s First Bike Race

By on July 17, 2008 in cycling

According to This Island Race by Les Woodland the world’s first cycling race was held at Parc de St Cloud Paris on Friday 31st May, 1868. The race was from the fountains to the barrier and back. The race was held about 7 years after the first recognisable bikes had been developed in Paris. The […]

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Watching Tour de France on the Internet

By on July 16, 2008 in tour de france

photo from 1990 Tour with Indurain, Lemond and Delgrado before ascent of Luz Aridien Since I no longer subscribe to Eurosport, I can’t watch the Tour on the TV. I have been looking around for the best highlight programme offered on the Internet. These are some of the places where you can watch video highlights. […]

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