Good article in this months Rouleur magazine on this enigmatic rider who retired prematurely from pro racing at the ripe old age of 29. Winning the prestigous Tour of Flandes at a mere 22 years old and again 2 years late, he became disillusioned with the sports drug culture and called it a day.
Amazing talent a hark back to the older days, with toeclips, straps and hairnet helmets, he now lives quietly selling aluminium.
Just entered the above http://harphillyhundred.org.uk/ as its such a good event and money goes to a deserving cause.
Colossal Chris Froome yesterday. What a ride battered all his closest rivals. On a sour note poor show regarding the spectator who doused Mark Cavendish with urine, in protest allegedly for the sprint collision the other day. Low blow indeed.
Happy and prosperous New Year to all present and past coached athletes and I hope 2014 brings you much pleasure and attaining your goals.
This weekend see’s the Harp Hilly Hundred. A 100km reliability trial over some of the largest hills in the Chilterns. It’s always painful and I’ll aim to get round in about 4 hours so averaging about 15mph, but anything under 4hrs 30mins will do, with my present state of fitness. Could be sore Sunday night…
Well 2018 is drawing to a close. What are your aspirations for 2019? There is no doubt a well thought of plan will only inspire you to achieve these plans, thought out with the help of a diligent coach. Now’s the time to get a coach.
Brilliant event and the quality of the field was simply amazing. With the likes of Andrew Hutchinson multi Time Trial UK champion and David Millar ex-pro. These boys went round in a tad under 25mph on a Brompton! Me, was a more sedate 17.4. A bit disappointing as would have liked to crack the 20mph…
