1. is there anything I can do now to help develop my muscles like squats or weight training? Personally, I have never really got into weight training. Though, quite a few pro-cyclists do use gym work to help boost leg strength. Another option to improve leg strength is to ride in a very high gear […]
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Trousers in Socks Technique
What ho, Jeeves. I’ve often bought trouser clips, but you always lose them or forget them and so you resort to the old trouser in sock technique. The problem is you then forget to take trouser out of sock and spend all day at work walking round with trouser in sock. Also, I get into […]
Stretching Exercises for Cycling
Stretching will not make you go faster, however it will contribute to your flexibility. Greater flexibility will make a contribution to your overall ability as a cyclist. It is even more desirable to do stretching if you are a BMX or MTB rider, as greater flexibility helps cope with the falls and tumbles you are […]
Getting Left Behind
No matter who you are, there is always another cyclist who is faster than you. When riding with others, there is always a dilemma of how hard do you try and stay with other riders, and when do you let go and ride on your own? On the one hand, it is great to keep […]
Death Rates by Mode of Transport
The office of national statistics produce figures on the fatality rates per billion Km travelled. These are from ONS Social Trends vol 40 Fatality Rates by Mode of Transport per billion passenger Km. 2008 Motorcycle 88.8 Walking 30.9 Bicycle 24.2 Car 1.9 Van 0.5 Bus or coach 0.1 Rail 0.3 Water 0.9 What does this […]
Tips for Cycling up Hills
I have to admit a certain masochistic love of cycling up hills. Whilst others will go out of there way to avoid hilly routes, I will often cycle along way just to be able to cycle up long hills. When it comes to sprinting in a bunch, I would be nowhere, but, my physique tends […]
Rush Hour in the Cycle Lane
On my way to work, I stopped at Magdalen roundabout to take a few photos. I only spent two minutes, but got several photos. I once read somewhere, Magdalen roundabout was an accident blackspot. This is partly because it is the main entry into town from the East. There are five exits, and most people […]
Bike Helmet Cameras
Yesterday, two separate readers left a comment mentioning this BBC link about using a bike helmet camera My observations: It is pretty tough to watch. It’s painful to see how angry the white van driver is, despite knocking off the cyclist. Though it ties in with my observations that the worse the driving is – […]
Obree
I have always followed the career of Graeme Obree quite closely. Part of the reason he was always a cyclist I could identify with. A British timetrialist and pursuiter, not exactly enamoured with the world of European professional cycling and the bizarre implementation of UCI rules and regulation. I hope, if fate had gained me […]
Speed on Flat and Hills
Readers Question: i have a query, you seem like the best person to answer it: as a relatively quick hillclimber, how can i convert my climbing speed to flatter events? i managed 24th at Dovers, but when it comes to tens, i’m an also-ran. does it have to be like this? you seem to have […]
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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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