Book Review – Slaying The Badger

  Slaying The Badger LeMond, Hinault and the Greatest Ever Tour de France by Richard Moore I love sport – I love the grand tournament, the big match, the great race. What makes sport great for me is how it exposes personality – not just the obvious, like the braggadocio of a Muhammad Ali, the tortured genius of a Paul Gascoigne, the flamboyant elegance of a Valentino Rossi, but also those less touched by that kind of otherworldly... Read More

Bruce Doscher – Tour de France Poster Competition

NOW CLOSED! And the winner is…  Oliver Greville-Heygate   For the second year you lovely people are being given the chance to win signed artwork of your choice from Bruce Doscher’s Daily Tour de France collection. If you’re not familiar with Bruce’s work he has been entering into his own personal Tour de France challenge for the past three years. Bruce creates a piece of artwork every day during le Tour depicting... Read More

Dunwich Dynamo: More than cycling…

Good Company by Frank Patterson What makes 2000 plus cyclists of all levels venture out on to the roads and head out on the ambitious ride between London Fields in Hackney and Dunwich on the Suffolk coast? I’m sure a lot of cyclists asked themselves that same question at one point between Saturday night and Sunday morning which was when the ride took place. I think to ask that question we need to evaluate the question, why do we cycle? What... Read More

Tour Eye Candy

Check out these gorgeous minimal artworks by the Netherlands based designer Vincent Vermeij aka Chungkong. Away from his day job designing brilliant brand identities and advertising for his clients Vincent spends time creating his own artwork, his posters are really eye catching Chungkong strips the subjects down to their bare bones and brings them to life in vibrant and playful designs, covering a variety of subjects from cult movies, books and... Read More

From Sea to Shore: Pure Black Racing sails onto the Pro-Cycling world stage

  Mark Langlands - Image ©Copyright Pure Black Racing Conversation with Mark Langlands of Pure Black Racing National pride is a powerful motivator and now, as ‘Le Tour de France’ takes center stage, there are many-fans and athletes alike, who wonder what the future of cycling will look like. But there are also those who continue to believe in the beauty of cycling and the tremendous potential it can provide corporations and nations... Read More