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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...
A Good Read #3
A new addition to my library “End To End” by Paul Jones. The Land End to John O’Groats Cycling Record – A Tale of Obsession and Happiness. From the cover: The End to End is the longest place-to-place cycling record in Britain. It is a daunting 842 miles and for the...
Ride London – 2022
An all new Ride London is back…! The world’s greatest festival of cycling returns on Sunday 29 May 2022, with a new format, exciting new routes and a new partnership with Essex County Council. The first 10,000 UK general entry places for 2022 RideLondon-Essex 100 have...
End of the Season – 2021
As we come to the end of another cycling year, here in the Northern Hemisphere, the only thing you can say is that it has been an odd sort of a year. Better than 2020, but nowhere near a full calendar of events. Many of the iconic Events and Races were cancelled,...
Fitwins October Crowdfunder Appeal
For some months now, I have been using the Fitwins Fitness App to log my Virtual Miles. The creators would like to improve the App, by adding new features, including Street View to the Google Maps. To fund this, they are looking at crowdfunding – using the Crowdfunder...
The Grand Tour of Great Britain
The Grand Tour of Great Britain started on 1st May 2021 and continued for two months, through May and June. It is a 3,000 km, 7 Stage Virtual Road Cycling Tour through the United Kingdom including a 500km stage through Northern Ireland. On completion you receive a...
The Manx Missile is Back
Exciting Breaking News… Mark Cavendish (36) will race the 2021 edition of the Tour de France. His team, Deceuninck-Quick-Step announced today, that Cavendish will be the team’s nominated Sprinter for the 108th Edition of the TdeF. Sam Bennett was the Team’s chosen...