June 2nd, 2008 — video
I’ve never seen or heard of a sideways bike before. My first impression is that it looks rather unwieldy; at least, I can’t see it winning the Tour de France. Apparently it has the capacity to ‘veer to the left or right’
Sideways bike says :
“The original bicycle has been around for 200 years. Don’t you think it is time for a change !”
Well to be honest, not really 
April 1st, 2008 — cyclists, video
There are not many athletes who can say they have won 10 Gold medals (at World Championships or the Olympics) in the last nine years.
With 3 Gold medals at the 2008 World Championships Chris has cemented himself as one of Britain’s leading contenders for Gold in the forthcoming Beijing Olympics.
Short Biography and Profile of Chris Hoy
Chris also has broken the World Record for the 500 metre ‘flying start’. He broke the record at altitude after narrowly missing out on the 1km Record in the morning. He also set a new world record at the Athens Olympics for the 1km record at sea level.
The video below shows Chris Hoy’s two record attempts.
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March 28th, 2008 — procycling, video
The Keirin is a type of track race made popular in Japan and integrated into the Cycling World Championships in 1980.
A typical race involves 6 to 9 riders who set off, initially behind a motorised rider in front. With 2 laps to go, the motorbike peels off the track leaving the riders alone on the track. The race is then a simple sprint to the line. The idea is that the motorbike starts off slowly at 25Kmph and then builds up speed upto about 50Km per hour. In the men’s races the finishing speeds can be up to 70Kmph or 45 mph.
This is a video from the Women’s World Championship in 2007 with Victoria Pendleton winning Gold.
Chris Hoy (Britain) won the men’s event in 2007. Giving Britain a double Olympic Gold.
February 28th, 2008 — cyclists, video
in 1993, Graeme Obree, stunned the cycling community by breaking Francesco Mosers World Hour Record set 10 years previously.
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 managed to persuade the authorities to let him have another go, 24 hours later. For anyone who has done a really hard time trial, they will know how difficult it is to go even faster the next day.
