Sep 9, 2022 | CADEsport, Indoor Cycling, Road Cycling, Virtual Cycling, VirtuPro Cycling, Zwift
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...
Aug 29, 2022 | CADEsport, Cycling, Frank Garcia, Indoor Cycling, Road Cycling, Turbo Trainer
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...
Jul 1, 2022 | Chris Froome, Copenhagen, Denmark, Geraint Thomas, Mark Cavendish, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, Tour de France
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...
May 9, 2022 | Road Cycling, Road Racing, Tour de France
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...
Apr 29, 2022 | Cycling, Indoor Cycling, Road Cycling, VirtyPro Cycling
“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...