Posts Tagged: cycling

Walking home | Friday Photo | 8 Feb

Walk home | Friday photo | 8 Feb

  I usually cycle to and from work, but on Wednesday I walked home. The same old route, but a new way of looking at it.  It reminded me of why I run without music:  To be a part of

Walking home | Friday Photo | 8 Feb

Walk home | Friday photo | 8 Feb

  I usually cycle to and from work, but on Wednesday I walked home. The same old route, but a new way of looking at it.  It reminded me of why I run without music:  To be a part of

Muddy legs

The joys of cycle commuting | Friday photo | 1 Feb

I try to cycle to work (in shorts, before getting changed in the loos) as often as possible.  It only takes twenty minutes and is quite a nice leg loosener, especially after a morning run.  The vast majority of my

Muddy legs

The joys of cycle commuting | Friday photo | 1 Feb

I try to cycle to work (in shorts, before getting changed in the loos) as often as possible.  It only takes twenty minutes and is quite a nice leg loosener, especially after a morning run.  The vast majority of my

Sunrise over Southampton, seen from Lee Lane

Dawn | Friday photo | 18 Jan

January is the time of year when all the gyms rub their hands with glee at the prospect of all the New Years Resolutioners signing up in a bid to get fit.  I’m not completely anti-gym, as I feel that

Sunrise over Southampton, seen from Lee Lane

Dawn | Friday photo | 18 Jan

January is the time of year when all the gyms rub their hands with glee at the prospect of all the New Years Resolutioners signing up in a bid to get fit.  I’m not completely anti-gym, as I feel that

Split sidewall of bicycle tyre

Stay safe, part II

T’other day I wrote about the importance of staying safe when running, cycling, or even driving on busy roads in the winter.  And yesterday I tweeted about staying safe by not being complacent.  Well… …I should probably heed my own

Split sidewall of bicycle tyre

Stay safe, part II

T’other day I wrote about the importance of staying safe when running, cycling, or even driving on busy roads in the winter.  And yesterday I tweeted about staying safe by not being complacent.  Well… …I should probably heed my own

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Stay safe

Today I read the sad news that a promising, young triathlete has been seriously injured cycling across the New Forest, in the UK.  It appears, though this is just speculation at this stage, that a silver car may have been

Crow Hill

Stay safe

Today I read the sad news that a promising, young triathlete has been seriously injured cycling across the New Forest, in the UK.  It appears, though this is just speculation at this stage, that a silver car may have been

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West Wight Triathlon 30/09/12

Team Gooch Reserves take Fifth on the Isle of Wight A few weekends ago (sorry for the delay in posting – the real world got in the way a bit) I completed two thirds of the West Wight Triathlon, as

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West Wight Triathlon 30/09/12

Team Gooch Reserves take Fifth on the Isle of Wight A few weekends ago (sorry for the delay in posting – the real world got in the way a bit) I completed two thirds of the West Wight Triathlon, as

“Martyn Ashton – Road Bike Party”

I just had to share this incredible video. There are plenty of mountain bike trials videos on YouTube, but this is the only one road bike trials video I’ve seen. And it is superb.

“Martyn Ashton – Road Bike Party”

I just had to share this incredible video. There are plenty of mountain bike trials videos on YouTube, but this is the only one road bike trials video I’ve seen. And it is superb.

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Guest article: Inspired By Wiggo? How Cycling Holidays Could Become A New Craze

It has been a great couple of months for British sport, led by Bradley Wiggins who has had us captivated, first of all bringing home the famous yellow jersey following his win at the Tour de France, to then winning

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Guest article: Inspired By Wiggo? How Cycling Holidays Could Become A New Craze

It has been a great couple of months for British sport, led by Bradley Wiggins who has had us captivated, first of all bringing home the famous yellow jersey following his win at the Tour de France, to then winning

Bradley Wiggin's Olympic Road Race bike

Would anyone like to buy me a bike?

Please disregard all previous statements declaring my withdrawal from the cycling arms race.  These were made before I became aware of the UKSI bike. Cycling Weekly first bought this stealth bomber of road bikes to my attention as it was

Bradley Wiggin's Olympic Road Race bike

Would anyone like to buy me a bike?

Please disregard all previous statements declaring my withdrawal from the cycling arms race.  These were made before I became aware of the UKSI bike. Cycling Weekly first bought this stealth bomber of road bikes to my attention as it was

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Site of Interest: GelWrappers.com

One of my great bugbears is seeing discarded gel wrappers on the road, or worse on the trail, when out for a training run.  In an urban race environment when you have no pockets and you are a certain that

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Site of Interest: GelWrappers.com

One of my great bugbears is seeing discarded gel wrappers on the road, or worse on the trail, when out for a training run.  In an urban race environment when you have no pockets and you are a certain that

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Dropping out of the cycling Arms Race

As a young teenager I was really into mountain biking.  I would buy as many magazines as I could (the internet wasn’t the resource it is now) and pore over images of all the kit that I would never be

HPIM1415

Dropping out of the cycling Arms Race

As a young teenager I was really into mountain biking.  I would buy as many magazines as I could (the internet wasn’t the resource it is now) and pore over images of all the kit that I would never be

Sites of interest 6

The internet is a marvellous place.  Here are a few websites that I’ve come across recently and reckon are worth sharing with you.  In their own words: Athleticos A new site which provides coverage of the major british athletic events […]

Sites of interest 6

The internet is a marvellous place.  Here are a few websites that I’ve come across recently and reckon are worth sharing with you.  In their own words: Athleticos A new site which provides coverage of the major british athletic events […]

Ricco suspended for 12 years

I’m going to resort to a cut and paste job on this one because Velonews have got it covered, but I have just read the fantastic news that the Italian cyclist and serial drug cheat Riccardo Ricco will serve a

Ricco suspended for 12 years

I’m going to resort to a cut and paste job on this one because Velonews have got it covered, but I have just read the fantastic news that the Italian cyclist and serial drug cheat Riccardo Ricco will serve a