Aug 25, 2020 | Giro d'Italia, Greg LeMond, Laurent Fignon, Road Cycling, The Professor, Tour de France
August 2020 represents 60 years since the birth of Laurent Patrick Fignon and a short 10 years since his death. Fignon (Le Professeur – The Professor), 12 August 1960 – 31 August 2010; was a French Professional Road Cycle Racer, who won the Tour de France in 1984 and...
Nov 10, 2019 | Cold Weather, Hydration, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Water
October has rolled around again, and here in the UK, we are having one of those ‘early winter’ freezing weeks. The wind in coming down from the Arctic, and to say that it is ‘cold’ is an understatement. I accept that we don’t have anything like the winters in Canada...
Jul 28, 2019 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
Another book turned up for my July Birthday…”Magic Spanner – The world of cycling according to Carlton Kirby”. Carlton Kirby has been a cycling commentator for nearly 30 years. He works for Eurosport and has commentated on the Tour de France for as long as I can...
May 3, 2019 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Turbo Trainer, Zwift
Turbo Trainer – Elite Drivo II The most accurate interactive home trainer in the world – so reads the promotional material for the Elite Drivo 2 Turbo Trainer. Drivo II’s colour catches your eye right away – black, sporty and aggressive just like its core, with...
Mar 15, 2019 | Road Cycling, Road Racing, Team Sky
The 2019 Pro Cycling Season has well and truly started with the running of the “Tour Down Under” from Adelaide in South Australia. It will continue throughout the year ending sometime at the end of October, usually with the “Presidential Tour of Turkey”. What is this...
Jan 2, 2019 | Gym Membership, New Year, Road Bikes, Road Cycling
An Easy New Year’s Resolution It is that time of year again… Everybody is making New Year Resolutions…ones that you know will last the best part of January, if you are lucky. You know the ones… Lose some weight; Moderate any drinking and that annual favourite – Get...
