Dovers Hill has been used as the national hill climb championship on a few occasions. It was where old team mate Jim Henderson (Oxford Univ CC) won his first title in 1998. It has also been used as national championships in 1963, 1968, 1973 and 1978. It will also be the venue for the 2010 […]
Bike Tool Shed
This is my collection of tools, spare parts, random clothes and other things that are vaguely to do with bikes and have been lying around for years. You can tell how long someone has been cycling for the amount of cycling junk they have accumulated. Amongst here are so many nuts and bolts I’ve completely […]
What Kind of Cyclist are You?
What Kind of Cyclist Are You? Is your idea of a chain gang something that prisoners in America do? or is it an opportunity to show off your new Carbon Fibre road bike against all the local riders? Take cycling UK’s quiz to find out what kind of rider you are. Do you Ever Wear […]
Interval Training Tips
A basic principle of cycle training is that what you focus onm you will improve Interval training is essential for increasing your speed and power. At the moment I am doing a lot of interval training for the hill climb season that is starting soon. In a perverse way, I kind of enjoy it gives […]
A Different View
A few cyclists taken from first story of Blackwells bookshop in Oxford. Broad street is quite quiet because there are restrictions on traffic flows. Standing out on a small foldup Cool dude Empty road by Hertford college Related Oxford cycling
Alex Dowsett 46.58
Alex Dowsett in North Hamps 25 mile TT – 46.58. I was third a small 6 minutes back. Yesterday was last time trial of the season (apart from hill climbs). It was quite a good day on the lumpy Bentley course. You never know what kind of weather you’re going to get in September, but […]
Cycle Point
At Leeds station, the cycle parking has been converted into a Cycle Point. A small manned shop with ample space for parking bikes. It sells a few items for commuters and takes in bikes for repair. It is managed by Evans Cycles who will be opening a shop down the road. Hopefully, will attract more […]
Cycling in York Photos
I was in York on Sunday, and I had half an hour to take a few cycling photos. By good chance, there was a cycling festival at Rowntree Park the same weekend. Many families were cycling back from event along the river bank. The cycling festival gave many first timers the opportunity to try different […]
Cycling Around the Coast
I stumbled across a very interesting site, by Nick Hand – Slow Coast. Nick documents his cycle ride around the coast of the British Isles. Last year, he cycled around England, Wales and Scotland. This year he is in Ireland. I like the podcasts and interviews with local artisans he meets on the way. See: […]
Real Peleton Podcast
After riding the BTTC champs, I was approached by cycling author and journalist Matt Rendell for a short contribution to his cycling podcast. It wasn’t so much for my record breaking ride of being over nine minutes behind Bradley Wiggins; but he had heard about Sri Chinmoy in the 1970s through musicians such as Mahavishnu […]
Video BTTC 2010
Just as a follow up to last week’s post on the 2010 BTTC. BBC news published a short video about race. You can see video here, though if you live outside UK, BBC may not allow you to see it.
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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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results from today
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Cycling uphill
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Cat & Fiddle hill climb 2013
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