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Pushing the Limits – Team Sky’s approach to training Sports Directors
When you’re growing up, everyone wants to be the hero –PM, astronaut, fighter pilot, racing driver – but nothing achieved in any of those roles ever happens without a vast latticework of support. Cycling is not immune; indeed, when Wiggo thrust cycling into the faces of an otherwise unknowing public last July, the nuances of [...]
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Alex Dowsett Interview
I caught up with new Movistar signing Alex Dowsett and he kindly answered a few questions. Off-Season What is a typical off-season for Alex Dowsett? I’ll spend 3-5 weeks where the only bike I may look at is my mountain bike, it’s good to step away from it all to refresh the body and [...]
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Marianne Vos talks to Cycling Shorts
Click play button to listen. Heather and Annie chat to all conquering World and Olympic Champion Marianne Vos at Revolution 38 where she faced off against Lizzie Armistead. Related links: Follow Marianne on Twitter Visit Marianne’s official website Cycling Shorts Revolution 38 Report Revolution Series website Enter our howies Revolution Series T-Shirt Competition [...]
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From DHL Future Stars to World and Olympic Champions
During Revolution 38, I caught up with Emily Kay, last year’s winner of the DHL Future Stars competition, to find out how she is was finding it mixing it up with the Olympic and Senior World Champions on the track. DHL Future Stars Process Emily has been a part of the DHL process right [...]
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A few minutes with… The Maxgearettes
With the recent announcements that Maxgear RT’s women’s squad (the Maxgearettes) have made recently, I thought it would be a good idea to catch up with the girls to find out what has been happening in their world. The riders for next season are Nicola Soden, Melissa Bury, Lauryn Therin, Frankie White, Eve Dixon and [...]
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Ned Boulting – Talks Doping and Team Sky
Click play button to listen. Interview with Ned Boulting at Revolution Oct 27th at Manchester Velodrome. An very honest and open interview. Related links: Ned Boulting Signed Book Competition Ned Boulting “How I Won The Yellow Jumper” Cycling Shorts Book Review Willy Voets ‘Braking The Chain” Cycling Shorts Book Review Cycling Shorts Revolution 37 Report [...]
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Ellie Coster & Emily Haycox
Click play button to listen. Related Links: Ellie Coster at Cycling Shorts Emily Haycox Cycling Shorts Revolution 37 Report Cycling Shorts Revolution Series website
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Matt Holmes Interview
Click play button to listen. Short interview with Matt Holmes, team Raleigh, about his experience at the Revolution event at Manchester Velodrome of the 27th Oct. Matt also talks about how he got into racing and the support he recieved from his parents and Team Wallis. He also chats about the loss of his friend [...]
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A Few Minutes with… Buxton CC
Featured Club A Few Minutes with… Richard Towse of Buxton CC I have been looking at the “Wiggo Effect” in the North West of England, as I wanted to see whether Bradley Wiggins’ success in the Olympics and Tour de France has had an effect on the general public. I decided that one of the [...]
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Adam & Simon Yates Interview
Click play button to listen. Revolution 27th Oct Manchester Velodrome. Short interview with Simon and Adam about returning to the track and their training rides. Adam’s Blog page Simon’s Blog Page Cycling Shorts Revolution 37 Report Cycling Shorts Revolution Series website Follow Ned on Twitter @nedboulting
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Kimberley English Interview
Image ©Guy Swarbrick  Click play button to listen. At Revolution 37 I caught up with our newest Cycling Shorts writer; sister of Felix… Kimberley English. Cycling Shorts Revolution 37 Report Cycling Shorts Revolution Series website
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Chat with Laura Cheeseman and Lucy Harper
Click play button to listen. I chat to DHL Future Stars Lucy Harper and newcomer Laura Cheeseman at Revolution 37. Cycling Shorts Revolution 37 Report Cycling Shorts Revolution Series website
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Tables Turn – The Pro Cyclist Interviews the Super Fan
Tom Murray chats to Andy Corkill The 2012 Tour of Britain is set to be the best and most supported one ever, thanks to a hugely successful Olympic Games and a certain achievement of Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky in the Tour de France you may have to fight for your spot on the [...]
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Interview with Marianne Britten – Elite Women top British Cycling points scorer
Marianne Britten Interview with the Team Captain of VC St Raphael Women’s Team and lead British Cycling points scorer for Elite Women in 2010 and 2011. How did you get into cycling? As a youngster I grew up riding horses and used to compete in tetrathlon, that’s swimming, running, horse-riding and shooting at Pony [...]
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A Chat With Sir Chris Hoy
At the end of the Final Revolution of the series I caught up with Sir Chris Hoy for a brief chat. I asked Chris how he was feeling and how the day had gone for him, “I’m feeling really great thanks, I’ve just had a very big block of training so it’s hard to know [...]
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Nancy talks to Manuel Ferrara
Manuel Ferrara is a rider from Monterrey, México. He normally trains with me and my sisters in the Velodrome of Monterrey, I wanted to do an interview with him to share his story with all of you who are passionate about cycling but are not competitive riders. Arni (as we call him) rides in the [...]
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At Home With The Waddons
Not every married couple has five Paralympic medals between them. Meet Mr & Mrs Waddon the far-from-average husband and wife team… They say love moves in mysterious ways. Although not usually around a velodrome track or up and down a swimming pool at lightning speeds. Which means Rik and Natalie Waddon are some way from being [...]
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A Conversation With Alex Dowsett
A Conversation with Alex Dowsett by Anna Magrath Alex Dowsett chats to me about cycling, living with haemophilia, Team Sky… and the significance of martial arts bears in modern cinema. Alex is one of British Cycling’s rising stars, and this year the Essex rider joined the ranks of Team Sky. Alex, who has [...]
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My Sister Sofi
My Sister Sofi by Nancy Arreola Sofi Arreola is a young successful rider from Mexico (she also happens to be my sister) and she’s aiming for a place to ride for her country at the London Olympic Games in 2012. Sofi has won 6 gold medals in the Jr. PanAm champs, 4th place in the [...]
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Sarah Hammer chats to Nancy Arreola
Nancy caught up with her friend Sarah Hammer for a chat. Sarah Hammer is an American cyclist from California, her dad (Cliff Hammer) introduced her to cycling when she was only 8 years old, she’s been racing since she was 12 and won her first National title in 1995. After competing for many years [...]
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Individual Time Trial Stages of the Giro D’Italia
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The Challenge of the Giro D’Italia Mountain Stages
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The Milk Race Returns – with equal prize money for women
You may have already seen the press release about the return of the Milk Race after a 20 year absence, and, although it’s format for this year is not the stage race of the past, it is still pulling punches by offering equal prize money for both the men’s and women’s events. “The [...]
Tackling the Sprint Stages of the Giro D’Italia
To coincide with the first sprint stage, Multipower Sportsfood, the sports nutrition partner of the Giro d’Italia, have provided Cycling Shorts with a series of four technical, nutritional and physiological infographics depicting the challenges undertaken when competing in the prestigious race. This is the first in the series of four. 2013 is the [...]
“STOP! Cyclists!” An Alternative View of the Cheshire Classic
Andy Wood of Weaver Valley Cycling Club has achieved many things in his first year as organiser of arguably the biggest and most hotly contested women’s race on the domestic calendar – the Cheshire Classic. Not only did he source amazing sponsors in Epic Cycles, Delamere Dairy, De Vere Hotels and Roberts Bakery, as well [...]
Giro d’Italia 2013 Preview
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 [...]
Eurosport documentary seeks subjects for ‘Race of Truth’ documentary
Spokesmen Ltd, the UK based Media, PR and Television Production company responsible for TV coverage of the UCI Women’s Road World Cup, has been commissioned by Eurosport and Cycling Time Trials to produce a 30 minute documentary on the art, science and psychology of time trialling, to be aired on British Eurosport this summer. [...]
British Cycling Members to Lead Out Great Manchester Cycle
British Cycling members can look forward to getting off to a great start at the Great Manchester Cycle, with an exclusive start zone ahead of other riders. Following on from the resounding success of last year’s sell-out event, which saw 7,000 riders take to the city’s closed roads, The Great Manchester Cycle is set to [...]
Ride the London Cycle Sportive for Herne Hill Velodrome
Ride the London Cycle Sportive for Herne Hill Velodrome The Herne Hill Velodrome Trust has been given 200 places on the upcoming London Cycle Sportive, organised by Human Race Events, and they’re up for grabs on a first come first serve basis. The event is on Sunday 30 June 2013 and you can save at least [...]
South West Women’s Race Series – Race 2 – Ilton
The SWWRS Race 2 went off with a bang, or a metaphorical bang of speed if you like. There was no messing around today! The race was the first crit in the series, held in the sunshine at Merryfield Airfield near Ilton; it’s a cracking little 5km circuit and there’s not a hill in sight, but the [...]
Newquay Velo Road Race
Newquay Velo Road Race- where to start! Being British I might start with the weather; it was foul! Driving down there the wind was buffeting cars around the road so it was a bit concerning the effect it might have on a mere bike racer! It was raining too, just to add to the charm. [...]
Will We Finally Witness a Cycling Revolution in London?
Last month, London Mayor Boris Johnson announced what could be very ambitious changes to London’s cycle infrastructure, pledging nearly £1 billion worth of funding to the scheme. His plans which includes a Crossrail style cycle route that would run at least 15 miles from West London to East London; a ‘tube network’ for the bike in which [...]
