The Surf and Turf 2 Day Returns to Blackpool
Cycling Development North West (“CDNW”) are hosting a round of the National Women’s Road Series on 15 & 16 June 2013. The presence of the event, which starts at Blackpool’s Palatine Circuit on 15 June, is a continuation of the event that ran as a two day for the first time last year, as a development of the Blackpool Grand Prix des Dames which had held a place in the Women’s National Road Series for a number of years. In addition to... Read More
A League of Lessons
It’s no secret that one of my goals this year is to start track racing. I bought my #pocketrocket at the beginning of the year and joined Reading Velodrome on a Thursday evening for structured training and accreditation from British Cycling coaches. Four weeks later, after cycling in circles in some very questionable weather (think snow, ice and -2 wind chills), I was officially ready to race at Reading Track league and officially had my first BC... Read More
Meet #TeamSkoda for RideLondon
When I saw the bombardment of tweets about those that had been lucky enough to get a place in this year’s RideLondon, I realised I was missing out on something. At the time, I was living in Amsterdam. I didn’t know where I was going to be come August 2013, and I hadn’t really grasped just what RideLondon was at the point of the application deadline back in August 2012. As more and more friends around me started to brag about their place, I was... Read More
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 Dairy Council is proud to announce that legendary cycling event The Milk Race is to make a return to the British sporting calendar after... Read More
“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 as support from the Breeze Network and Halfords, but he also managed to persuade British Cycling to get their act... Read More
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 return on Sunday 30th June 2013: bigger and better than before. The initiative will be in effect across all distances and... Read More
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. But on the positive side it was quite warm, reading 12 degrees on my garmin. The race course was a triangular layout, the start and finish were on the first leg, half way... Read More
Get On Track Girls!
Last September I threw myself on a track bike and round (and round) one of the steepest indoor tracks in the Netherlands for the first time. And I loved it! There was no going back. The idea of riding a bike that has no brakes at speed still unsettles me a little today (mainly at a fear of not unclipping as I come to a halt and making a fool of myself!), but the more I do it, the more addicted I get. When I left Amsterdam earlier this year, I was... Read More
2013 So Far – Ready for Spring
January 2013 started off by eating grapes, in fact 12 of them, one for each chime of the clock ringing in the New Year. I was in Majorca and this was a Spanish tradition to bring good luck. It was nice to get back into a routine of training and have no distractions. Also the weather was pretty good compared to back in the UK and I managed to get 10 quality days of training in, covering a good number of miles and a plenty of climbing to boot. Back... Read More
Cycletta Aims to Help Get One Million Ladies on their Bikes by 2020
Cycletta Aims to Help Get One Million Ladies on their Bikes by 2020 - Victoria Pendleton CBE hoping to see lots more ladies taking up cycling as a way of staying fit and having fun. - 56% of all Cycletta participants were taking part in a cycling event for the first time - 96% of participants, who weren’t already regular cyclists, said that they had been inspired to cycle more regularly in the future. Cycletta, the UK’s leading series... Read More
