Posted by Lawrence Bywater on April 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Arguably the most spectacular and visually stimulating of the three Grand Tours the 96th edition of the Giro d’Italia has been described as a hybrid route which transcends the boundaries between a wholly climbers race and a TT specialist’s. Last year’s Giro was perhaps the most stimulating of all Grand Tours with a surprise but [...]
Category Classics, Elite, Grand Tours, Lawrence Bywater, Pro Cycling, Road · Tags Benat Intxausti, Cadel Evans, Cycling, Gavia, Giau, giro D'Italia, Ivan Basso, John Degenkolb, Lawrence Bywater, Mark Cavendish, Mauro Santambrogio, Michele Scarponi, Nacer Bouhanni, Pro Cycling, Ryder Hesjedal, Samuel Sanchez, Stefano Pirazzi, Stelvio, Team Sky, Vincenzo Nibali, Wilco Kelderman
Posted by Lawrence Bywater on February 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The 2009 Milan San-Remo. A warm sunny day awaited the 200 riders of the 100th edition of La Primavera. Amongst those on the startlist, including Andy Schleck, Bradley Wiggins and eventual winner Mark Cavendish, was the quasi Australian Heinrich Haussler. What happened in the preceding 7 hours has been retraced many times since. The coming of age [...]
Category Classics, Grand Tours, Lawrence Bywater, Pro Cycling, Road · Tags Dwars Door Vlaandernen, Erik Zabel, Frederic Guesdon, Garmin, Gerolsteiner, Heinrich Haussler, IAM Cycling, Mark Cavendish, Milan San Remo, Paris-Nice, Spring Classics, Tour de France, Tour of Flanders, Tour of Qatar, Vuelta a Espana
Posted by Lawrence Bywater on January 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Hopefully this will add something to the great article written by Tony here. Last week was tough for cycling, hitting the national headlines for all the wrong reasons. Yet help was at hand with the start of the pro tour season in Australia and Argentina and perhaps even more exciting; 4 days of the London Bike [...]
Category Bikes, Criterium, Cycling Kit, Dream Kit & Gadgets, Lawrence Bywater, Nutrition & Diet, Pro Cycling, Reviews, Road · Tags Aeroad CF, Alex Peters, Andy Tennant, Animal Bike Tour, Ant McCrossan, Bikes, Billy Atkins, Blake Samson, Brendan Townshend, Builders Bar, Canyon, Cervelo, Chris Snook, Citrus, Clif Bar, Dean Downing, double espresso, electrolyte, Elite Men’s Criterium, folding bicycle, frames, Garmin-Cervelo, geometry, giro D'Italia, Hope Factory Racing Team, Ian Bibby, Jack Pullar, jacket, Joaquim Rodigruez, Keith Henderson, Lawrence Bywater, London Bike Show, London Bike Show 2013, Loz Bywater, Luke Madigan, Madison Genesis, Maglia Rosa, Martyn Ashton, MTB, Nanoprotech, Pinarello, Reynolds, Roger Hammond, Ryder Hesjedal, Schwalbe, scooter, Sebastian Baylis, Shimano Dura Ace, Specialized, Sportful, Team, Time, Tony Davies, wiggins, wiggo, Wilier, Willier
Posted by Lawrence Bywater on January 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment
As every new cycling fan, such as myself, enters the strange and beguiling world of pro cycling a vast number of questions arise. Why is the yellow jersey yellow? What makes a good domestique? Who is lé patron? For me, the largest theme amongst those was the astonishing number of riders that compete in World [...]
Posted by Anna Magrath on December 16, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Cycling Shorts unleashes Santa’s (last minute) Little Helpers. We’re up to our eyes in bicycle shaped packages badly wrapped and covered in sticky tape, it’s all got a bit manic, so much to get organised and so little time, so we’ve got together to give you a list of gift ideas that won’t disappoint even [...]
Category Amateur Cycling, Anna Magrath, Beginners Guides, Bikes, BMX, Charity Challenges, Christian Grasmann, Classics, Coffee & Nibbles, Commuting, Cristi Ruhlman, Criterium, Cross Country Cycling, Cycling Art & Design, Cycling Holidays, Cycling Kit, Cycling Oddities, Cycling Teams & Clubs, Cycling Travel, Cyclo-Cross, David James, Dream Kit & Gadgets, Elite, Felix English, Fixie's, Four-Cross, Freestyle, Grand Tours, Hayley Davies, Heather Bamforth, Jack Holroyde, Jonathan Tiernan-Locke, Junior Cycling, Keelan Phillips, Kit, Lawrence Bywater, Leisure Cycling, Marty McCrossan, MTB, Musette Morsels, Nick Dey, Off Road, Paul Harris, Paul Sloper, Pro Cycling, Road, Sam Jackson, Sim Parrott, Track, Urban Cyclist, Womens Cycling, Youth Cycling · Tags Bicycle, Bike, christmas, Cycling, gift, Holiday, ideas, present, Santa, secret santa, shopping, tree
