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A mixture of emotions and of weather
 It’s been a mixture of emotions over the past two days, almost as varied as the weather in fact. There have been the glorious highs; seeing the summit of the Tourmalet emerge through the mist yesterday after a gut-busting day of foul weather and three cols. Then today we were all ... Continue reading
Muddy August 'cross action
August, one of our summer months, has not yet left us and my washing machine is already being subjected to overtime work on mud-caked clothing. The cyclo-cross season is underway.
There was midwinter-like mud to contend with in the opening 'Go Cross' race at Herne Hill Velodrome, south London on ... Continue reading
Hell on the Port de Balès
Well, after two days of the Guide Dogs for the Blind Le Tour Challenge, we’ve finished Stage 15. Total ride time for me was a nudge under nine hours at a fairly pitiful average speed of 14 miles an hour. It probably would’ve been lower but for the blisteringly fast descent off of ... Continue reading
Newport Nocturne prize fund boosted by beer
The Newport Nocturne cycle race in Shropshire offers a unique incentive to the riders; the winner of the floodlit cycle race, which takes place this year on Saturday, September 4th will get his weight in beer.
What started off as a one-off publicity stunt a few years ago has become something of a tradition ... Continue reading
In the tyre tracks of champions
“You’ve cycled in the mountains before, what challenge is that?” questioned a few of my more sceptical friends as I tried to relieve them of a few pennies in sponsorship for my latest cycling event. True enough, I have spent a fair few of my holidays in the past, out in ... Continue reading
Barclays Cycle Hire Scheme early adopter Tom Hall takes a spin
First impressions of the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme bikes:
Docking/undocking is quick and easy – the bikes are, of course, extremely heavy but the low gearing (apparently 32-44-60) makes them fine on takeoff and even up steepish inclines like the Pentonville Road. Although on the flat they’re chuffing slow.
Very high riding position, so ... Continue reading
Michael Barry book launch at London cycling cafe
Team Sky pro bike racer Michael Barry and photographer Camille J. McMillan will launch their book, Le Métier, reviewed here, and sign copies at Look Mum No Hands, 49 Old Street, London, EC1V 9HX at 6.30pm on Wednesday 4th August.
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Farmer Kay gets his hands on a hand-held resource unit
Some years ago the main farming publication asked their readership what was the single most beneficial advance of recent years that had impacted on their daily lives.
It was the mobile phone.
Conceivably if the question had been put to any number of professions or trades they may well have returned the same ... Continue reading
With Haussler injured, Dan gets to ride the Tour...
Firstly, may I apologise for a severe lack of 'correspondance' since the start of the Giro. Whilst I felt fresh and mentally alert at the start of those three weeks, those senses quickly turned into tiredness which affected my ability to do any imaginative writing. Soon after (six days, to be ... Continue reading
The latest guest blog from Morvelo's Oli Pepper
I’ve heard about these races for some time and they always sell out well in advance year after year. I’ve also heard them be nicknamed ‘Crash Fests’. So it was yesterday that I lined up for the second round of the Lewes Evening Crit Series.
This is only my second open road ... Continue reading
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