Apr 30, 2014 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling
Which Bike is Best for you? Before buying your road bike, you need to spend some time thinking about a) What are you going to use it for and b) How much can you afford to spend? The more thought you give to this, the easier it becomes to buy the best bike for you! Why...
Mar 30, 2014 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling
Road Cycling – The Basics #1 Road cycling has been a hobby verging on a passion of mine for the last few years. But while I have a number of years of experience, it’s easy to forget that there are beginners just starting out. Sometimes it’s important to go back...
Feb 14, 2014 | Cycling, Giro d'Italia, Marco Pantani, Road Racing, Tour de France
10 years ago, on the evening of 14th February 2004 (St Valentine’s Day), Marco Pantani was found dead at a hotel in Rimini, Italy. Pantani was an Italian Road Racing Cyclist, who was regarded as the greatest climber in the history of professional cycling. He was a...
Jul 1, 2013 | Cycling, Etape Mercia
Draft press release – Wallasey (Merseyside) Media – May 2013 WALLASEY BUSINESSMAN SWAPS BUS PASS FOR BIKE IN MEMORY OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS Local businessman Paul Ashbury has no plans to use his new bus pass at 65, instead he’ll be getting on his bike to raise...
May 31, 2013 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Sportive
“Build it and they will come” was the tag line to the Kevin Costner film – “Field of Dreams”. In 1952, the then Department of Environment, Planning and Development Secretary John Silkin announced that a new town would be built 30 miles...
Aug 26, 2012 | Bradley Wiggins, Cycling, London Olympics 2012, Mark Cavendish, Olympics, Time Trial
The London Olympics (2012) were held from the 27th July to the 12th August 2012. Most of the events were being held in the new Olympic Stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London. Many events such at Rugby, football and sailing were held in various...
