Interesting to see and hear Bradley Wiggins comments and appearing on BBC news this evening. About his plans to win both the Giro and Tour de France. With the former being dubbed by the BBC as the Italian job. Not sure what Chris Froome thinks about the TDF though. There will be some interesting tweets no doubt between respective partners during the coming weeks.
I rode my first time trial of the season on the road today. Suffering from a heavy cold all week wasn’t expecting a scintillating ride and I didn’t disappoint myself. A long 27 minute 10 rode on 87″ fixed gear. But the morning was very pleasant ride out to the start with a teammate and ride…
Many years ago when I was a teenager, I avidly kept up to date with the British amateur cycling scene. In the early 70’s we had some really good road races in the calendar (far more than there are now) with some excellent riders. Two road racing riders that stood out for me, were the…
Another placing this week by aspiring Zack in the weekly Tameside Circuit races in Greater Manchester. http://www.velouk.net/2014/04/30/results-tameside-circuit-racing-3/ Great stuff Zack.
The new season has arrived in much bigger profile than before and I’m getting quite keen in entering the over 50’s races. Fortunately, the Central League has super program of races to compete in as follows: Sept 28 Team Quest- Hillingdon Oct 4 (sat) Team Mk- Milton Keynes Oct 19 Zappi’s – Oxford Oct 25…
First proper ride today, Sun 21 April, post Plantar Faciitis. The sun was shining and it was a pleasure to be out on the bike, low gears were the order of the day though. Encountered loads of cyclists in the lanes all very cheerful and welcoming, terrific. Glad to report no repercussions. Upon arriving home,…
I wanted to get back to my form of 2006. Since then in 2008 I’ve had open heart surgery so I faced a year of uncertainty. With Tom’s guidance he delivered a program based around my busy life and the results started coming. My form this season peaked with a 55.00 minute 25 and several…
