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Tom Boonen's winning streak

Anyone else reckon Boonen is gonna win every single stage of every single race he's in untill the end of the year? Confused

All the Gear and No Idea - Deloitte RAB 2012

 

First things first, I er need a bike.....oh and a helmet, water bottles and cages, lights, little computer thingy, spare inner tubes, puncture repair kits, those little plastic lever thingys and oh so much Lycra....really?  Is there no other way?

Good rides around Edinburgh

Anyone got any good rides up there?

Going up on Monday, day after the Ronde thingy.

Particularly after non main road cobbles, steep climbs, and nice little rides out of Edinburgh and back.

If anybody has any Garmin Data, that would be much appreciated.

Finally: Can you cycle up Arthur's seat, and would you want to?

Cheers in advance.

Virgin Money Cyclone Tyne 6 Bridges rides

June 28, 2012 (All day)

For the first time in 2012, the Virgin Money Cyclone weekend kicks off with on the Thursday night, with the new Tyne 6 Bridges Rides ride on 28 June. Aimed at beginners and young families, the 9.5 and 14.5 mile routes will take in the beautiful and dramatic banks of the river Tyne in... more

Get to Know them, or Leave

So, because you are all roadies, you've probably at one point read these, but for those who haven't, here they are. Then, whenever anyone says just #5 it, you'll know what they mean. Devil Credit to Velominati: http://www.velominati.com/

Rule #1  // Obey The Rules.

Rule #2  // Lead by example. It is forbidden for someone familiar with The Rules to knowingly assist another person to breach them.

Commercial Endorsements

Just out of interest, I wanted to collect all the commercial endorsements cyclists had that weren't to do with cycling brands (eg Shimano, Oakley etc.)

Famously, Victoria Pendleton did that bread thing, but what other ones are there?

Oh, and I just saw Sir Chris on a Gillette advert. Surprise

Anyone know of any others?

2012 Breakthroughs?

Just curious who people will break though this year?

Lets throw some names out there;

Simone Ponzi
Ben Hermans
Peter Kennaught
Sep Vanmarcke
Alexandre Geniez
and my personal hope Vegard Stake Laengen

What do you think?

Deloitte RAB 2012? Ignorance was bliss....

How did this happen? 

Well, you know how it is?  You're looking for your next (possibly-mid-life-crisis-related) adventure/challenge, you bump into Mack in the pub and he suggests you hop on a charity cycle ride to raise money for the Paralympians.  Being a fan of the 'why not?' camp rather than the 'why', how could I say no to such a fantastic idea?  So, here I am signed up for Deloitte RAB 2012, Lands End to John O'Groats mammoth bike ride, yay!

Decathlon Shoes

Is there anybody out there who is familiar with the Decathlon home brand's Cycling shoes:

B'Twin Road Caycling shoes 9

After trawling both the internet and my LBS, they seem like a relative bargain, what with their carbon sole and ratchet mechanism.

I thought that I would ask the largest cycling fraternity that I know of, the Road.cc forum.

I hope that you're not bored of these questions.

Pictures to follow. Nerd

Breaking with tradition. Sort of.

First of all – let me wish everyone reading this a Happy New Year. It's the 2nd of January as I write this and I must apologise for not posting in a while. I've been very busy preparing for the upcoming Paracycling Track World Championships, and this has seen me away at training camps for a lot of the past 2 months. And when back at home, my time has been split between the track, the gym, the roads, trying to maintain some form of a social life and various other commitments. It feels like it's all go, all the time these days!



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