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Dear Reader Ø Do you fancy being an Guest Author…? Ø Are you passionate about ‘something’…? Ø Do you have something to say…? As an avid writer and reader, I am always on the lookout for fresh perspectives and new voices to add to my A Man On A Bike website. That's...
The Cycle to Work Scheme
Approaching the 25th Anniversary of the Cycle to Work scheme, the question being asked is, has it been successful? Introduced in the Finance Act of 1999, (The Green Transport Plan) over 200,000 Employers, have signed up to the Scheme and it is estimated that well over...
Tour Down Under 2023
The 2023 Men's Tour Down Under was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 22 January 2023 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 23rd edition of the Tour Down Under and the first race of the 2023 UCI World Tour. The race was won by the...
Electric Cranks
Heart Patients Complete 100 Mile Cycle Challenge Wigwam® Holidays is currently running a campaign called At Home, Outdoors - a video series telling stories that showcase extraordinary connections with the great outdoors. The latest episode; Electric Cranks, features...
Tour de Zwift 2023
The Big Tour to explore it All. It’s a new year and a brand-new chance to ride, run and explore as the global community tours the amazing worlds of Zwift. Launched in 2017, the Tour de Zwift is the biggest annual tour on the Zwift platform. This world-hopping event...
The Apprentice 2023
One of my all time TV show is back on our screens in January. Series 17 of the Apprentice will officially start on Thursday 5th January with a new batch of aspiring ‘wannabes’ showing off their (non)existent business skills in an attempt to secure a £250,000...
2022 Review
As another year comes to a close, it is time to look back at some of the interesting high points of 2022. The weather at the start of the year was very mixed with temperatures about normal. Some nice bright days and some dull and miserable ones. In other words – an...
Virtual Cycling #4
After a lot of Autumn Promises in the way of update for my Virtual Cycling ‘games’, not a lot has been delivered. So I have been looking further into my options. CADEsport: they came up with exciting developments, and a lot of new ‘stuff’… however, when it came to...
VirtuPro Cycling #2
After 5 long months, the new version of the VirtuPro Cycling Game was ready for release. The “soft launch” of version 48.6.0.0 was available to download from Tuesday 18th Oct. 2022. As per the instructions given, I deleted all the old VirtuPro files, and continued...
CADEsport 2022 v1
CADEsport v1 was eventually ‘soft launched’ on Saturday 1st October, with a full launch to be Thursday 6th October. The launch invitation was limited to followers of CADEsport who had supported their Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign and members of their various...
Tour of Britain 2022
The Tour of Britain has a proud heritage going back to the Kellogg’s Tour (1987 – 1994) and even further to the Milk Race (1958 – 1986) and back to 1945 for the Victory Marathon. Originally the race was for amateur riders only and it wasn’t until 1985 that a mix of...
Virtual Cycling #3
Autumn has arrived here in the UK (Northern Hemisphere). We have had our summer – admittedly it has been a dry summer – with not much rain, and we have had a few warm days, but overall it hasn’t been that warm here in the North West – comfortable, but not roasting...
CADEsport 2022 #1
Having investigated and tried out CADEsport in 2020 (See CADEsport 2020), I was surprised to receive a message from the company early in August 2022 to say that they were about to launch Version 1 of the full game and that they had stated a crowdfunding campaign on...
Tour de France 2022
It’s Friday 1st July 2022, it’s cold, wet and windy here in Copenhagen; and the 2022 Tour de France has just started. This annual sporting event is being contested by 176 riders from 22 teams; over a distance of 3350 kms (2081mls), ending on the Champs Elysees in the...
Wot.! No Cav…
Mark Cavendish - the “Manx Missile” will, this year, not be defending his Green Jersey at the 2022 Tour de France. A couple of days before the start of the TdeF, Cavendish won the British National Road Championship for the second time in his career. However, news has...
A Good Read #5
An interesting new book turned up this month: Tour de France Champions: An A-Z by Giles Bebbin. The introduction by the famous Phil Liggett MBE says: “This is a remarkable book by Giles Bebbin and, although millions of words have been written about La Grande Boucle, I...
VirtuPro Cycling #1
“The Most Realistic Indoor Cycling Experience. Ever.” I first came across the indoor cycling game VirtuPro Cycling early in 2021 when it was originally called Veloton Cycling. There was a lot of hype and social media activity around the launch of the game, and you...
5 Years of a SpeedX Leopard Pro
See also “New Bike Day” (20 Feb 2017) It is now some 5 years since my SpeedX Leopard Pro was delivered, on a cold wet Thursday, at the end of January 2017. Most of the Leopards and Leopards Pro’s were delivered in the early part of, or towards the middle of 2017....
A Good Read #4
Santa was very generous this year, and managed to fit 2 new books into my Christmas Stocking. Mountains According to G by Geraint Thomas and Tour De Force by Mark Cavendish. Mountains According to G was published in 2020 and is an “inside guide to twenty-five of the...
Santos Tour Down Under 2022
Traditionally, the Santos Tour Down Under is the first pro cycling race of the UCI calendar. Usually held towards the end of January, this year’s (2022) event was scheduled for the last week, being Friday 21st Jan to Sat 29th Jan. However, with the ongoing Covid-19...
The Apprentice -2022
One of my favourite TV shows starts this evening (6th January 2022) – The Apprentice with Lord Alan Sugar. A reality ‘business’ game show that has been on-air since Feb 2005. The programme focuses on a group of young(ish) business people competing in a series of...