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...
Mar 9, 2022 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Cycling, SpeedX
See also “New Bike Day” (20 Feb 2017) It is now some 5 years since my SpeedX Leopard Pro was delivered, on a cold wet Thursday, at the end of January 2017. Most of the Leopards and Leopards Pro’s were delivered in the early part of, or towards the middle of 2017....
Jan 20, 2022 | COVID-19 Pandemic, Road Racing, Santos Tour Down Under
Traditionally, the Santos Tour Down Under is the first pro cycling race of the UCI calendar. Usually held towards the end of January, this year’s (2022) event was scheduled for the last week, being Friday 21st Jan to Sat 29th Jan. However, with the ongoing Covid-19...
Jan 6, 2022 | eBikes, The Apprentice
One of my favourite TV shows starts this evening (6th January 2022) – The Apprentice with Lord Alan Sugar. A reality ‘business’ game show that has been on-air since Feb 2005. The programme focuses on a group of young(ish) business people competing in a series of...
