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The race of truth – video

By on July 2, 2013 in timetrials

It’s not quite Danny Boyle. But, I like this video because it’s about time trials. I guess the video sums up amateur time trialling. Not really pretentious, but a good opportunity to see how fast you can go. It doesn’t matter what standard you are, you can always compete against yourself. How To Get Involved […]

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Cycling from Settle-Carlisle to Yorkshire Dales

By on June 29, 2013 in hill climbs, training

With a weekend off racing, I decided to do something a little different. I cycled five miles to Bingley and got a train on the Leeds-Settle-Carlisle line to Dent station. The line is a feat of epic Victorian engineering. Ribblehead viaduct It never really made much profit and has, a few times, narrowly avoided been […]

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Matt Bottrill

By on June 21, 2013 in timetrials

Matt Bottril finished 2nd in the 2013 British time trial Championships up in Scotland.  The race was won by Alex Dowsett (Movistar) who also this year won the time trial stage in the Giro d’Italia – so it shows the quality of the British field. It is the first time, for a few years, that […]

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A R.T.T.C results sheet from the 1950s

By on June 18, 2013 in timetrials

I had a nice email from a reader Michael Merrony in Australia, Michael grew up in Surrey and was a member of the Redhill CC for a couple of years before leaving UK in 1951. Michael is now in his 80s, but still rides about 400km a week on a MTB. Michael writes:  For a […]

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A superfast course, except when there’s a gale – F11/10 2013

By on June 17, 2013 in tejvan, timetrials

At the weekend was two 10 mile time trials. The first one was the Hemel Hempstead 10 mile on the ‘super fast’ F11/10. The event had attracted a large entry, with the hope that the course would produce some fast times. The entry field look more like a national championship than a ‘fish and chipper’ […]

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Whiteleaf hill in the Chilterns

By on June 6, 2013 in cycling, hill climbs

This weekend, I’m not racing. Somehow I’ve been encouraged to organise the cycle section of a beginners triathlon in Portishead. Still it’s quite nice to have the odd weekend off. You can concentrate on training, rather than having to think about peaking for the National 25. At the moment, I’m pretty keen on the idea […]

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Peaslows hill climb

By on June 3, 2013 in cycling, hill climbs

Peaslows hill climb at the bottom. A nice 10% gradient awaits. Peaslows is number 37 in Simon Warren’s 100 Greatest cycling climbs book. Distance – 1.6km Avg Grade – 10.7% Lowest Elev – 237m Highest Elev – 408m Elev Difference – 171m There are a lot of great climbs around this part of the world. […]

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Cycling vs Cricket

By on June 2, 2013 in timetrials

Saturday evening was a 25 mile time trial. Who said cyclists don’t have a good social life, eh? It was quite a nice evening (by 2013 standards anyway) though a stiff northerly wind made it hard out to the turn. On the way back, it felt ridiculously fast. I averaged 54 kmph for the first […]

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Praying for good weather

By on May 21, 2013 in timetrials

The weekend was a mix of riding a 10 mile TT, organising a race, and being glad I don’t organise or ride the Giro d’Italia. Saturday was a 10 mile TT in Leighton Buzzard on a little known F12/10 course. I did 20.42 which is quite good for a single carriageway. A good little course, […]

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Charlotteville CC 50 mile TT

By on May 15, 2013 in cycling, timetrials

Sunday was a 50 mile TT on the Bentley course (H50/8). Not a bad day, apart from a tough headwind and being quite cold. The start was pretty tough. Uphill into the headwind. It’s easy to overcook it as you try to maintain a seemingly respectable speed into very difficult conditions. The course is made […]

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Beacon RC Little Mountain Time Trial

By on April 29, 2013 in tejvan, timetrials

Beacon RC Little Mountain time trial is a classic hilly time trial run since 1948. It is a race with a great tradition and challenging hilly terrain.  There is a lot of effort and enthusiasm put into the organisation and promotion so it’s good to see it rewarded with a big field of over 100 […]

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