Feb 20, 2017 | Crowdfunding, Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, SpeedX
On a wet Thursday at the back end of January 2017, there was a heavy pounding on the front door… with a very wet TNT driver standing there trying to deliver a very large box…! My new bike had arrived…. I unboxed it and looked it over… it was fantastic… awesome…...
Sep 8, 2014 | Cycling, Road Cycling, Road Racing
Cyclists shave their legs to faster and other urban myths Have you heard the one about… the lady who bought a cup of coffee at a MacDonald’s drive through… put it between her legs – drove off and crashed her car and sued MacDonald’s for...
Aug 14, 2014 | Cycling, London, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Road Racing, Team Sky, Tour de France
The Tour de France 2014 was the 101st edition of the world’s greatest cycling event. It was the second time that the start of the race was in the UK, and only the third visit. This time the honour fell to Leeds, with Stage 1 being run from Leeds to Harrogate (190kms)....
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...
Jun 30, 2013 | Road Racing, Tour de France
Well, Stage 1 of the 100th Tour de France has just finished… 22 teams and 198 riders started out from Porto-Vecchio at the southern end of Corsica to ride the 213km to Bastia in the north of the island. A day designed for the sprinters, that could have seen Mark...
Jan 26, 2013 | Doping, Drugs, Lance Armstrong, Road Racing, Tour de France
Love him or loathe him, Lance Armstrong is still one of the most divisive characters of professional cycling. He is a bit like Marmite – you either hate it or enjoy it. On Friday 12th January 2013 Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he had used banned...
