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Tour de France 2018
The 2018 Tour de France was the 105th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The 3,351 km (2,082 ml) long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 7 July in Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, in western France, and finishing on 29 July with the...
Growing Old (Dis)Gracefully
The average duration of human life in the UK is just about 83 years for women and 79 years for men. Conservative experts believe that man is really build to last about 100 years; and that medical advances and a more healthy living style could bring this about three or...
Armchair Athletes
Well, it's started.... 4 weeks of boring television... 28 days of 'so-called' pundits pontificating on penalties and points, their words of wisdom on every television and radio channel... wall to wall supporters shouting and generally making a nuisance of...
Freedom Cycle System
A Favourite Brand - Freedom Cycle System: In the early days of the SpeedX saga, I came across the Freedom Cycle System on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform. It is an Australian project, launched by Tim Holmes and Steve Serpall. The Kickstarter campaign was...
Eddy Merckx #1
Eddy Merckx, a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer, who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling, was born on the 17th June 1945, and this month; May 2018, is the 40th Anniversary of his retirement from competitive...
Smart Trainer
Turbo Trainer – Elite Qubo Digital Smart B+ Having started back riding (in April 17) with a set of ‘dumb’ Rollers, by June, I was convinced that I needed something a bit more ‘realistic’, a Trainer that I could work with that would be capable of a full training plan....
Kickstarter #1
Kickstarter is a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity that is based in Brooklyn, New York. (United States). The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life", such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games,...
Lance Armstrong – 5 years on
5 years after ‘that’ interview, the Lance Armstrong case is still rumbling on. The law is slowly catching up with Armstrong, but it is very slow. Exactly 5 years on, Armstrong is asking for his life-time ban (from all competitive sports) to be lifted, and says that it...
Santos Tour Down Under 2018
The 2018 Santos Tour Down Under took place between the 16th and the 21st January 2018, in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was the 20th Edition of the Tour Down Under and was the first professional Road Race of the 2018 Season. As it is a UCI World Tour event,...
Crowdfunding #1
Crowdfunding is a way for people, businesses and charities to raise finance. It works by individuals or organisations, investing or donating to Crowdfunded Projects in return for a potential profit or reward. Investing in this way can be very risky. The Golden Rule -...
Jacques Anquetil
Its 30 years since the death of one of the most prolific winners of professional cycling races in France. Jacques Anquetil (8th Jan 1934 – 18th Nov 1987) was the first ever cyclist to win the Tour de France 5 times, a record that has been equalled, but has never been...
BlueGoGo Closes
Reports say that Bluegogo, China’s third largest bike sharing company, has closed and is totally bankrupt. Bluegogo was founded in Nov 2016 by Li (Tony) Gang, who is also one of the co-founders of SpeedX Bikes. The bike share brand had initially raised $90m USD of...
Networking Groups #2
Carrying on from Networking Groups #1 Find out what other opportunities are on offer: • Does the Group have a website? • Can you promote your business on the website? • Can you give a more in-depth presentation? • Are you...
5 Rules
In 2013 a small book was published called “The Rules – The Way of the Cycling Disciple.” It was written by a group of passionate cyclist who called themselves the Velominati. With the explanation that; “Velominati.com is one of the world’s most popular and rapidly...
Tour de France 2017
The 2017 Tour de France was the 104th edition of the most famous bicycle race in the world. The 21-stage race took place 1st July to 23rd July 2017, and started in Dusseldorf, Germany and finished on the customary Champs-Elysees, Paris. The race covered a total...
SpeedX Delivery Excuses #6
This Article continues the Thread from SpeedX Delivery Excuses #5 April 7 2017 – After 6 weeks of silence, another update. In fairness the SpeedX Support Forum had by now opened up and a lot of the information was posted there. “It’s been a good while since our last...
Tom Simpson
50 years ago, on the 13th July 2017 one of Britain’s most successful professional cyclists collapsed and died during the ascent of Mont Ventoux, France. Tom Simpson (30 Nov 1937 – 13 July 1967) was born is Haswell, County Durham and later moved to Haworth in...
SpeedX Delivery Excuses #5
This Article continues the Thread from SpeedX Delivery Excuses #4 January 14 2017 – SpeedX were saying that by now 80% of the Kickstarter orders had been shipped, which was approx 1,000 bikes. “Now we've shipped out over 80% of all the Kickstarter orders. It’s a dream...
Networking Groups #1
Organised groups will add structure to your networking, and make it easier to find that new business. By joining one or two groups you can meet new people on a regular basis. Look for groups with a broad cross-section of people and businesses for your new networking...
SpeedX Delivery Excuses #4
This Article continues the Thread from SpeedX Delivery Excuses #3 December 23 2016 – A ‘quick’ update today – the Packaging of the bikes in Taiwan was ‘wrong’ and they all had to be unboxed and then reboxed correctly. “"Nothing worth having comes easy" -- Theodore...
Beryl Burton
Today, 12th May 2017 would have been the 80th Birthday of Beryl Burton, an English Racing Cyclists who dominated Womens cycle races in the UK, winning more than 90 domestic championships, seven world titles and numerous national records. Beryl Burton OBE (nee...