After a week or so of badgering Tony and Dave, my blog is live and kicking on Road.cc. So welcome aboard and hopefully it wont take you long to get onto my warped wavelength. I am taking todays blog as my audition and having read the “want to write” instructions down the left hand side … Read more
First it was Eros Poli, now it’s Graeme Obree. Cycling legends, it would seem, are like buses you wait a lifetime for the chance to ride with one, then two come along at once. Bike holiday specialists KE Adventure Travel are offering 16 lucky people the chance to spend a week riding with Graeme in … Read more
At a bit of a loose end tonight? In the Bristol area? Fancy doing something bike-related, but without any gears?Then a Night of No Gears might be just what you’re after. It’s an evening “of film, art, and music dedicated to singlespeed and fixed gear bikes presented by some chaps called Denim and 45rpm.Not only … Read more
Bath is full of old relics from another age, me, Dave, lots of Georgian stuff, and the Roman baths, but just down the street from the road.cc office is this poignant reminder of a byegone era… 1990 or thereabouts.I’ve walked past the Banana Falcon numerous times in the last few months slowing to take more … Read more
Taking on the Ventoux this summer? Luxury cycling holiday camp specialists La Fuga are offering a pre-Etape training camp with a difference. Eros Poli, the Italian rider who conquered the Giant of Provence during the 1994 Tour, will be on hand to give you the benefit of his knowledge of the mountain.For many the Ventoux … Read more
I broke the site. sorry. Been learning all sorts today, about twitter feeds and stuff, and my head got a bit big, and i tried something clever, and broke the whole site. But it’s fixed now, and I’m suitably humbled.
It seems that human rights issues are high on almost every new piece of legislation these days. On the 1st of Jan WADA published its new code, a nice little addition to the ADAMS procedures.
Within the ADAMS system, an Athlete Whereabouts code has been devised which entails an athlete informing the agency as to his / her whereabouts for the next 90 days. It also means that each participant will have to give an hour in each day whereby they will be available for testing.
Never ones to stand still in the rapidly changing world of the electric space-web, we’ve listened to your cries of “Luddites!” and “Late Adopters!” and sorted some stuff out with Twitter.Specifically, the things we’ve sorted out are:A Pro Tweets box bringing together all the updates from the Pros that are on Twitter. If you know … Read more
The attempt by a Welsh Assembly committee to force Welsh councils to develop and maintain a network of paths for walkers and cyclists is being blocked by the Welsh Transport Minister despite the move having the backing of a wide range of organisations including Sustrans, BT, Royal Mail, the British Medical Association, Age Concern, Play … Read more
…but it’s good to see that other even more minority sports are prospering. and well done to the 128 brave souls who won back the extreme ironing record for the UK. Our sporting portfolio just got a bit thicker,http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7843208.stm
