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Taking A Bike on A Plane

The recent Irish holiday was the first time I too a bike on a plane. I had always been nervous about taking a road bike. But, I knew that renting a bike would be a disaster. The more cycling you do, the more important it is to ride a bike with the same set up […]

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Tips for Cycle Touring

Cattle block the road ahead. The recent cycling tour to Ireland was a great experience. It was the first time I took a bike by plane; but, definitely want to do more of it. These are some suggestions for a successful cycle tour, mostly which come from experience of our recent trip Get A Good […]

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Irish Cycling Tour to Kerry

The Dingle Peninsula from Connor Pass The past few days, I have been on tour in the South West of Ireland. Fortunately, the weather was kind, and we had two good days of dry, even sunny weather. It is said that the South West of Ireland is often drier than the rest of Ireland. I […]

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Cycling and Blogging

I have been building websites for several years, I began with poetseers.org and moved onto blogging a couple of years ago. I have blogs on several different topics such as self improvement, poetry, mortgages, economics, gardening and even a blog about Blogging. List of my blogs here. For some reason, I only started one about […]

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Cycling Yorkshire Dales

Looking towards Burnsall I spent a few days In Yorkshire. Fortunately, first day was fine. I cycle 95 miles from Menston to Burnsall, Buckden, Fleet Moss,  Hawes, Asygarth and back down through the Wharfe Valley. I averaged 18.5mph and really enjoyed it. The first 60 miles I did as training; but, then after a tea […]

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Tour de France Commentators and Quotes

As mentioned, I have spent several summers glued to the Tour on tele. One of the real attractions was listening to the fascinating commentary of David Duffield. He really could talk and his passion for cycling was self evident. It was this passion that made you forgive many of his eccentricities. I’ll never forget the […]

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Things People Say about Cycling

Things People Say about Cycling

These are some of the classic quotes people say regarding to cycling. They become a little predictable after a while. Maybe you recognise some of these quotes or perhaps can add your own tired phrases people often use regarding cycling. ‘So When Are You Going to Do the Tour De France?’ I don’t know why, […]

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Tour de France 2008 Video of Stage 1

The first stage of the Tour de France An excellent move by Alejandra Valverde, who has to be one of the main favourites for the overall title, raced to the first stage win of the Tour. He timed his move to perfection and had the power to make it work. I don’t know why the […]

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Cycling into Old Age

John Woodburn still racing aged 71 I often race against John Woodburn (b.1937), John was National 25 mile time trial champion in 1961. He is still racing, 47 years later at the age of 71. John is one example of many who are able to keep cycling into old age. He regularly breaks the hour […]

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Women Cyclists May Risk Death by Obeying Red Lights

It is sometimes possible to make too much of statistics, especially when the sample size is small. However, in the UK, a disproportionate number of cyclists killed are female. One theory for this is that women place themselves in danger by, ironically, obeying red lights. [Women cyclists at risk from obeying red lights] One of […]

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Tour De France 2008

For several years, I watched large sections of the tour on Europsport. Last year, 2007, was the first year that I stopped ‘wasting time’ watching hours of the Tour on telly. This year I have made a pact not to get Eurosport as well. (Alas, watching the Tour on telly, doesn’t get you fit… ) […]

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