A new report by an esteemed professor of journalistic studies, at Bradford University, suggest that recent levels of internet speculation about sprinting lines and maximum power outputs of professional cyclists  have reached ‘humanly impossible‘ levels of drivel. Prof M.Cox argues that it’s simply beyond the capacity of ordinary human physiology to keep up meaningless speculation […]

Cycling has given many wonderful things to the world – freedom, fun, independence, an economical means of transport, and a way to appear cool even if you have a beard. But, when it comes to insults, cycling has made a woeful contribution, rarely elevating the English language from anything more than  a bog-standard gutter-level curse. […]

Is there no end to this villainy? Perhaps he was in league with Vladimir Karpets, which brings back the great quote: ‘And Karpets is curtains! (Tour de France Commentators) Leading onto more classics like: He was going to go to Quick Step, put perhaps he worried they would walk all over him.

There is an excellent tumblr blog  ‘What Bike Racers should call me‘ – with short quotes and images, which somehow capture so many aspects of bike racing. Any keen bike rider will be able to relate to most, if not all the quotes. My current favourite is the comic exposition of how being a cyclists […]

I just picked up a short book in Waterstones – The Next Big Thing. The book has a range of things that once were popular, but with the benefit of hindsight it is really very hard to see why. From legalised paedophilia in ancient Greece to shell suits being the height of fashion, there are […]

It’s a funny thing cycling. How do you actually learn what to do? I’m currently reading Ned Boulting’s ‘How I won the Yellow Jumper‘ – an entertaining look at someone thrown in at the deep end of professional cycling. Asked to cover the Tour de France with pretty much zero knowledge of cycling, Ned endured […]

These good knights of Camelot do their bit to promote bicycle safety. Brings a whole new meaning to defensive cycling.   BTW: Remember the Leeds United fan who got a huge oversize tattoo of Eric Cantona a few weeks before his move to arch rivals, Manchester United? Who says, I will regret this tattoo in […]

Apparantely, today there is a national holiday to celebrate the cheap and tacky gift memorabilia market. If you have ever wanted a Jelly bean vaguely in the shape of a happily married couple this is your chance. But, don’t spend all day watching nothing on TV, beat the rush before prices are discounted 90% tomorrow […]

In a move that has surprised many in the world of cycling, the UCI have announced that Fiji is to host the 2013 version of the Tour de France. Though Fiji don’t have much of a reputation for cycling, the event is seen as a unique opportunity for Fiji to invest in Alpine passes, a […]