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. Spokesmen, headed up by David Harmon, has joined forces with renowned Channel 4 documentary film maker Dan Edelstyn... Read More

Alex Dowsett Interview

Alex riding Ster ZLM Toer – ©Copyright Kevin Kempf 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 mind, during this period there’ll usually be a holiday of some sort and a bit more partying... Read More

howies return to the Revolution

howies track team will be returning to the to race in series 10 of Revolution which starts this weekend. Confirmed howies riders for Saturday’s event include Sam Harrison and Owain Doull. The Welsh brand will be supporting 6 Welsh juniors as well as national and professional riders in four track meets over the winter. Alex from howies said “We’re proud to be part of a nation responsible for producing current Olympic and World... Read More

Ponderings from the Velodrome

Newport Velodrome – ©Dave Gratton AKA SunflowerDave (on Flickr) For someone who always has a lot to say for himself, thinking what to write about is more difficult than I thought! I should hasten to add, that’s not because I can’t think of anything, it’s because I’ve got so many ideas running around in my head it’s so difficult to chose. So my decision has been made for me because for the first time in weeks I have an hour or so to... Read More

Revolution 36 Series Finale Report – Return of the Sprinters

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GB National Madison Championships & DHL Future Stars Madison

LtoR: Owain Doull, George Atkins, Mark Christian, Simon Yates, Tom Murray, Alex Dowsett The days cycling kicked off with the National Madison Championships peppered with Sprint Qualification rounds for the final Revolution of the season to be held later in the evening, more information on those sprint events in the Revolution 36 Report (online shortly). The velodrome didn’t appear to have sold out but it was certainly busy and bustling with... Read More

The Revolution Continues…. The Manx Missile returns to the Track

  Rob Hayles Retirement Presentation - Image ©Copyright Ben Dando @ Cycling Shorts. Saturday night saw the arrival of the much anticipated second Revolution of the season and the return of Mark Cavendish to the track after more than 2 years. Mark’s last outing was at the World Championships in 2009 and as a former World Madison Champion it was great to see him back at the track reunited (if only for a manly hug) with his former partner... Read More

Revolution 33 Report – The First of the Season

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…And The Winner is….

    The winner of the Revolution prize draw this month is… Dean Sanders (Facebook subscriber) Congratulations Dean we’ll be in touch shortly!   For those of you not able to attend, the series will be broadcast in the UK on ITV4 on Monday nights following each event at 7pm. The first event will have stars such as our very own Tom Murray and Alex Dowsett, and there will be an international sprint grudge match between the... Read More

The Revolution Is Coming!

  Revolution 28 Girls Future Stars Madison - Amy Hill & Amy Roberts - Image ©Copyright Anna Magrath Yes that’s right, it’s that time of the year when our attention here in Europe turns to the warmth of the track as the road season draws to a close and the track season gets underway today with the British National Championships. So if you’re not lucky enough to be attending the Nationals one of the best ways to see some... Read More

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