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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

Me wearing my new Bell Aero Helmet (self photo) I thought I would share my training schedule for last week. Now that I have broken up for the summer holidays I have a little bit more free time. Sunday – rest day. In Glasgow Monday – 45 miles. 2:20:00. Included private time trial around a […]

Thanks to the thoughtful comments from readers on my recent post – cycling through red lights. A few months ago, I was training when I came to a set of red lights. onto a main road. Since there was no traffic on the road I filtered left onto the road. I saw no harm in […]

  Non UCI Compliant position on bike Like any sport, cycling has more than its fair share of regulations, some common sense, some bordering on the ridiculous. In the modern sport, the UCI have introduced strict regulations about the angle, size, width and weight of frames and bikes; this was to prevent cycling becoming dominated […]

There looks to be an interesting day of cycling at Blenheim Palace on Sunday September 28th. Using the 6.5km loop there will be a 20 Km time trial and elite road race (1 hour plus 1 lap). You can download entry forms here at Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace is just outside Woodstock, Oxford (and is […]

Research carried out in 2007, found that bikes are rarely seen on modern TV programmes. Researchers working for Cycling England found that of 95 characters appearing in the UK’s main soap operas only 2 characters – Mickey from Eastenders and Amy from Coronation street were shown to own bikes. Lead characters were shown only four […]

These are some of the common mistakes in cycling, that we have all made to some extent. 1. Wrong Saddle Height. The wrong saddle height makes it less efficient to pedal. It can also cause unnecessary injury. Another mistake is to have the correct saddle height but then hire a bike on holiday with a […]