TweetThe winter months so far have been fairly mild but one thing I cannot bring myself to do is venture out after work on a dark and cold midweek night. This is where turbo trainers come in to their own, the ability to ride indoors and keep some fitness was something I needed to do [...]
Posted on 25 January 2012 | 8:44 pm
TweetWell Dave and Neil have done a great round up of 2011 so it falls to me to complete the set of blogs. For those select few who have followed me this year may recollect that in Jan I challenged myself to complete the Metric Century Challenge, something that was proposed on Bikeradar. In essence [...]
Posted on 30 December 2011 | 3:02 pm
TweetDave’s excellent Top 10 Moments blog prompted me to give some thought into my season and my Top 10 Moments, or races during 2011, a season that I have, in the main, thoroughly enjoyed. Whilst Dave has focussed on individual performances I thought I would concentrate on my own personal experiences, not necessarily the races. Upon reflection [...]
Posted on 16 December 2011 | 8:04 pm
TweetAt the beginning of October the cycling club I have been riding with, Harry Middleton CC (see earlier blog about joining a club), organised a club hill climb challenge. This is annual event towards the end of the season had been well talked about during a few group rides, even more so as Matt, club [...]
Posted on 13 November 2011 | 7:23 pm
TweetNumber 10 – The Giro Tragedy, Chaos and Domination. Three words that sum up the 2011 Giro d’Italia. The tragedy of Wouter Weylandt, domination by Alberto Contador despite some of the harshest roadside jeering ever witnessed, and complete organisational disfunction. A race that will be remembered for all the right reasons, and all the wrong [...]
Posted on 6 November 2011 | 3:49 pm
TweetAnd so, my final race of the season. A season that started right back in February at a cold and wet Het Nieuwsblad and has included the Dwars door Vlaanderen, Gent-Wevelgem, De Panne, Tour of Flanders, Paris-Roubaix, 4 Jours de Dunkerque, Tour de France, Eneco Tour, the Olympic test event in London, the Tour of Britain [...]
Posted on 1 October 2011 | 2:05 pm
TweetMost of the sportives I have been on have been in my diary for months meaning a training regime working towards it was worthy of mention. However with regular riding when I saw a number of high profile British cycling stars tweet about the Lewis Balyckyi Memorial Ride ride two weeks ago I was intrigued. [...]
Posted on 26 September 2011 | 9:01 pm
TweetIf anyone was in any doubt that cycling is taking off in this country have a look at the crowds that lined the route at this year’s Tour of Britain. The number of spectators at some of the climbs was reminiscent of the Alpine climbs at the Tour de France and there is no doubt [...]
Posted on 19 September 2011 | 3:45 pm