As a bloke approaching my 40’s, the thought of not having had a proper day in the mountains on a bike was hitting me hard. The 20th anniversary of my first race had gone and past a few weeks ago, it had been a 2-up time trial with my first and current club Fenland Clarion. So the … Read more
It’s 4:29 am and the manager is snoring like a Yamaha. I probably don’t need a night’s sleep for the Donegal mountains tomorrow! I’ve tried the ‘folding a pillow around my head’ trick and the ‘flushing an empty toilet’ trick. Nothing is keeping out the noise. Shortly Im going to try the ‘Would you for … Read more
Tom Boonen wears these shades. If Tommeke’s recommendation isn’t good enough for you though, I’ll give you mine: these BBB Attacker sunglasses are lightweight, comfortable and adaptable to all conditions. They’re not cheap, but they’re not crazy money either, and they perform well.In the semi hard case you get the Polyamide frames and three sets … Read more
Classified as a flat stage, but the likelihood is that most of the sprinters who contested the finishes in the opening week or so will be long gone by now, and the mountains will have taken their toll on the ability to control the race of some teams who might want to do so.With a … Read more
Joaquin Rodriguez of Katusha, the man leading the Giro d’Italia this morning, has won his second stage of the race in Cortina d’Ampezzo on a brutal day in the Dolomites that left just six men contesting the finish, and the winner of this year’s race will almost certainly come from that group. The Spaniard outsprinted … Read more
London-based steel frame specialist Brother Cycles has just increased its range 50 percent with the introduction of a Reynolds 631 steel road frame to go with its existing chromoly steel and Reynolds 631 track frames.Will and James Meyer – the eponymous brothers of the firm – started Brother Cycles just two years ago, after hatching … Read more
Odlo have been producing incredibly popular technical sports clothing for years, but they’vee just launched a new range of cycling kit, for both men and women, on road and off road – including these Flash 3/4 tights.The Flash 3/4 Tights are a lightweight knicker designed to offer more coverage for those who like that, but … Read more
Team Sky’s Bradley Wiggins has revealed the role a volcano on Tenerife has played in his emergence as one of the favourites for this summer’s Tour de France, as well as his conviction that he can become the first British rider to win cycling’s biggest race.Situated off the coast of North Africa, the summit in … Read more
Over a lovely piss this morning I exchanged pleasantries with Dan Craven. The ex African national champion (who could be a stand-In for the middle one in the Bee Gees) loves this race for vastly different reasons than I do. He loves the line outs, I love when they end. He loves the climbs, an opportunity to attack, I love large bars of dark chocolate and Belgian Beers.
Sunshine and soaring temperatures greeted the Halfords Tour Series as it made its first ever visit to Oxford yesterday, the weather bringing out thousands of spectators to watch Endura Racing’s Scott Thwaites make it two out of three wins this year, with the Scotland-based UCI Continental outfit also taking the team win. Earlier, Annie Simpson … Read more
