On Friday afternoon, I did two hill intervals. The first was up the A40 to Stokenchurch (5.47) with tail wind. The second hill was up the 5 mile ascent from Wycombe to Stokenchurch the other way. It took about 16 minutes. The ride home from Stokenchurch is about 20 miles. I must have got cold […]
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Tips for Riding in a Group
I often find myself training on my own. But, I was introduced to cycling largely through the traditional British club run, in which you would have 5-15 riders riding together as much for the social aspect as the cycling. During these formative cycling years, I picked up on a few tips and group cycling ‘etiquette’. […]
Tour de France may Return to London
After the relative success of the Tour de France visiting London, the Tour boss suggested that the Tour may return to London before, the Olympic games. In this interview, Christian Prudhomme, suggested that the Tour may return to London quite soon. Despite, the difficulties of the Tour in recent years, the Tour is receiving requests […]
Safe Cycling Clothes – wear pink
I was always under the impression that wearing a bright dayglo yellow waterproof jacket is the best way of being seen and avoiding cars running into you. However, there has been a report suggesting that motorists give less leeway to any cyclist they think ‘looks the part’. If however, you look unsuited to be on […]
Graeme Obree’s World Hour Record
in 1993, Graeme Obree, stunned the cycling community by riding 51.596Km and breaking Francesco Moser’s World Hour Record, which had stood for 10 years. Graeme used a custom made bike and a radical new position. The amazing thing about the record is that he had attempted the record the day before and failed. Despite failing, he […]
Quick release Skewers
Quick release skewers are a great invention to make it easy to change your wheel. These are some of the lightest and best performing skewers . Not the most glamorous part of a bike, but, if you become fanatical about losing weight on a bike (like me) it’s fun to look at every possible way […]
Should Astana and Contador Ride the Tour De France?
Professional cycling has more than its fair share of disputes and debates within its own ranks. The current big issue is between the UCI and the organisers of other big races like the Tour de France. ASO (Amaury Sports Organisation) who organise races like the Tour de France and Paris-Nice, want to be able to […]
Paul Kimmage and the Doping Issue
I often wonder how I would have responded, if I had ever become a professional cyclist in an era of doping. I think my response would have been a mixture of despair, anger and defiance. To be honest, I’m glad I never had a career when the majority of the competitors were trying to find […]
Cycling and Sleep – How Much Is Needed?
One fact I have noticed since I have resumed my regular cycling training schedule is that my body seems to need an extra 30-45 minutes sleep. Last week I cycled just over 200 miles, and I had difficulty getting up at 6.00am. Most days I would sleep in to 6.30 or 7.00am. This was despite […]
Greg LeMond Optimistic about Cycling’s Future
I recently read this article about Greg LeMond and his hopes for the future of procycling “Cycling is falling apart at the seams,” LeMond said. “It could take years to revive. I think it can, but only through drastic changes.” I thought it was a fair assessment. True, cycling has been through some very turbulent […]
The Future of Cycling – Velo City Toronto?
Is this the future of cycling? Velo city in Toronto The city planners are building a series of cycling tunnels above roads, creating a network of enclosed cycle paths, not unlike the tube network. The advantage of this cycle tunnels are: No Cars Protection from the rain and weather No wind so less air resistance. […]
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results from today
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Cycling uphill
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Cat & Fiddle hill climb 2013
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3 days rest works quite well
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Cycling in Oxford Photos
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Classic Time Trial Photos
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Best Puncture Proof Tyres
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Hill Climbs
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Cycling Rates by Country
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Lars: I don't see how forcing cars to spend more time i...
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Carlo: There is a messenger bag that's also a pannier ba...
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Graham Wilkinson: Thanks for the article. I have cycled for many...
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Laura: Agreed: slow down! Having fallen off my bike sever...
