BRITISH Cycling must put more pressure on the Government to change the rules over policing of road races, says former organiser of the Archer Grand Prix, Stuart Benstead.The 52-year-old event, cancelled last year due to the costs of policing, has this year fallen victim to the recession, failing to find the £20,000 sponsorship required to … Read more
THE CTC is taking legal advice on challenging a court ruling which could leave cyclists liable to contributory negligence if not wearing a helmet when injured.Roger Geffen, campaigns and policy manager for the CTC, called the High Court judgement in the case of Smith v Finch, “concerning,” and said the national cyclists’ association would be … Read more
So, another year goes by and another Archer GP is canceled. Knowing Stuart Benstead as I do he will have tried everything in his power to get this to run again – but it seems that the current financial woes have conspired against him. Right? erm thats not the whole story.
I’m not sure if it’s the lack of summer we’ve had for the past two years, or whether it has been particularly bad this time round, but this winter has really got to me like no other.
Training has been continuously interupted by illness (a lingering chest infect from a trip to Belgium in November being the worst), and a general feeling of tiredness and lethargy. What little base fitness I had at the start of the winter has all but disappeared.
I have finally found a fool proof way to beat turbo training blues in the winter.
I proved it whilst pedalling along in my front room before seven o’clock this morning.
So what is this breakthrough I have made to make the dull hours fly by in the saddle?
[b][url=http://www.mx1.co.uk/products-ATC3K-Action-Camera_atc3000.htm]This.[/url][/b]For £100 and a summer of investment of time, I now have a dvd library burnt from footage taken from the handlebar cam.
LED lights have developed at a blistering pace to the point where even half a watt’s output is becoming commonplace.The aptly named Cherry Bomb features two retina burning modes and incorporates a collimator, (basically a lens which projects the light in a specific direction).In the case of the Cherry Bomb it spreads the light giving … Read more
I know it is an advert but it does have: A) A nice girls in it B) She is riding a bicycle C) A nice bike fixer being ridden well D) A great soundtrackIt’s Your Ride from Cinecycle on Vimeo.
Sustrans today announced that they were putting £400,000 towards creating ” …a new ‘green corridor’ set back from the busy A530.” to connect Crew and NantwichNow I don’t want to come over like a grumpy old curmudgeon but that sounds like a fancy way of saying ‘footpath’ to me… Although I suppose for that sort … Read more
Sustrans today agreed funding for two big cycling infrastructure projects. Rhyll and Kinmel Bay in Wales will be connected by a new cycling and walking network including a new crossing over the River Clywd; and Crewe and Nantwich will be connected by a new ‘green corridor’ set back from the busy A530.Both projects are joint … Read more
Charges against Cyclist Tom Boonen relating to a positive test for cocaine use were today dropped by a Belgian court on the basis that he had “been punished enough”. The Quick-Step rider reacted to the news by winning tuesday’s stage of the Tour of Qatar, landing himself the leader’s jersey in the race.Boonen landed in … Read more
