Sep 15, 2019 | Giro d'Italia, Hour Record, Tour de France
Today, the 15th September 2019 would have been the 100th Birthday of one of the greatest Road Cyclists of the 20th Century. Angelo Fausto Coppi was the dominant road racing cyclist just after the Second World War. He was an all-round cyclist, excelling at all levels,...
Aug 15, 2019 | Chris Froome, Egan Bernal, Geraint Thomas, Tour de France
The 2019 Tour de France was the 106th edition of the world’s most famous cycling race. The 3,365.8 km (2,091 ml) long race consisted of 21 stages, starting in the Belgian capital of Brussels on 6 July, before racing through France and finishing with a mad sprint on...
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...
Feb 2, 2019 | Cycling, Road Bikes, Road Racing
I love a good book, especially thrillers / detective stories. I also enjoy a good cycling book. This year, I found two ‘Good Reads’ under the Christmas Tree (Dec 2018), both by the acclaimed author William Fotheringham. The first was “Merckx: Half Man, Half...
