Posted by Paul Harris on April 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
CJ takes another – Bidon practice – Image ©Paul Harris / Cycling Shorts
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 the support network around him... Read More
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Posted by Anna Magrath on March 20, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Cycling Stars Join City’s Charity Fundraisers at Trois Etapes 2013 Launch
- Trois Etapes 2013 cycling Pro-Am has already raised $600k for charity, last year’s event raised $1.7 million
- Launch attended by Olympic Gold medallist Ed Clancy MBE, Tour de France winner Carlos Sastre and a host of senior figures from the financial sector
- Plans to launch ‘Giro’ version of the event in 2014 announced
Sports stars joined forces with... Read More
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Posted by Nick Dey on January 9, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The Castle Ride 2007 – Action Medical Research: My very first cycling event and a journey into the unknown.
Here’s hoping to break the 6 hour barrier in 2013!
The Castle Ride was a brilliantly organised event and my thanks must go to Mike Trott and all the team at Action Medical Research for their very thorough and thoughtful planning and I must admit to approaching the event with great trepidation... Read More
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Posted by Tom "Minty" Murray on September 4, 2012 · Leave a Comment
L to R: Andy’s Dad, Andy Corkill & Ben Swift
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 roadside to watch it!
One of those you can guarantee will be on the road side this year is Andy Corkill. Andy along... Read More
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Posted by Paul Van Suetendael on August 28, 2012 · 1 Comment
Racing Through the Dark
The Fall and Rise of David Millar
by David Millar
I have read many autobiographies about cyclists over the years, but none of them can be compared to this magnificent book by David Millar.
The story can be read on two levels. The first is the most obvious one: a review of one of the most important and decisive periods in contemporary cycling: the end of the nineties and the beginning of the 21st century (the controversial... Read More
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Posted by Bikeboyslim on August 13, 2012 · Leave a Comment
In search of Robert Millar
Unravelling the Mystery Surrounding Britain’s Most Successful Tour de France Cyclist
by Richard Moore
What a book! Thought provoking or what?! To date this must be the most enjoyable book about a past cyclist that I have ever had the privilege to read. It was such a great relief to read In search of Robert Millar after having to plough my way through Sex, Lies and Handlebar tape (the story of Jacque Anquetil)... Read More
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Posted by Anna Magrath on August 6, 2012 · Leave a Comment
If you follow the Tour every year, like us, you will have waited a lifetime for a Brit to win it (well if you’re from this small island you have). If you’re Bradley Wiggins, you’ve been training for it all your life. howies wanted to celebrate the amazing win and commissioned a limited edition tee “Sideburns of Glory”, that became their fastest selling tee of all time. I ordered mine and I’ve been wearing it proudly... Read More
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Posted by Mark Colbourne on August 1, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The first week in July saw all the GB Para-cycling team members who had been selected for the 2012 London Paralympics, travel to and stay at the St Pierre & Country Club in Chepstow for the week, while we trained at the National Velodrome in Newport. This hotel will be our venue for our holding camp before the transition up to London one week before the games.
The first week of my training on the track was a small shock to my system, having had... Read More
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Posted by Anna Magrath on July 28, 2012 · 1 Comment
NOW CLOSED!
And the winners are…
Sergio Mattioni
Jim Sayer
Claire Milton
To celebrate the Olympics coming to London we are offering you the chance to win some excellent signed books, you could get your cycling mitts on Sir Chris Hoy’s Autobiography, Mark Cavendish’s “Boy Racer” or Bradley Wiggins “In Pursuit of Glory”… Yes, I know… we spoil you!
To be in with a chance of winning... Read More
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On Your Bike! The Complete Guide to Cycling
by Matt Seaton.
For somebody who has ridden a bike for quite some time, I was interested to see what would be included in something dubbed “the complete guide to cycling”. And, I must say that I was quite surprised at the book’s ability to make me see the bike from a different angle.
When you take up cycling, whatever age you are, you don’t think about the bike itself - it... Read More
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