Lavazza Coffee Competition

NOW CLOSED! Winners…. Guy Calveley C. Wright Sam Baker Calling all coffee loving cyclists! Lavazza, Italy’s favourite coffee and the official coffee of Wimbledon is giving three lucky Cycling Shorts. readers the opportunity to win the ultimate coffee lover’s dream: a year’s supply of authentically Italian coffee, a Moka Stove Pot and a limited edition 2012 Lavazza Calendar worth approximately £130 in total. Lavazza’s ground coffee... Read More

Book Review – Ride: Short Fiction About Bicycles

We got our hands on some digital pre release copies of “Ride” a new collection of short stories (not to be confused with British publication “Ride Journal”). Below are our collective thoughts on the Kindle and iPad versions. Darryl: I have to say that I was pretty stoked when I was asked to review the book Ride: Short Fiction about Bicycles. As a crazed bike fanatic, and a guy who enjoys short stories as opposed to a full out... Read More

Rapha Condor Sharp training camp – rest day photos

  Been a good  few days here in Lanzarote with the Rapha Condor Sharp team. Today was a rest day so I took the opportunity to take a few photos on our 2 hour spin. @timkennaugh has been on fine form the last few days   Out on the road with @raphacondor Sharp Our @raphacondor Sharp team bikes prepared to ride by our mechanic Pete       Coffee stop in the Spanish sun this morning after a recovery spin @dean0downing came... Read More

National Time Trial & World Championships

  Jody on the track at Manchester Well with all the excitement of 1 year to go celebrations I thought it was a good idea to update you on my progress and let you know what’s been happening over the last few months. At the end of my last blog I was off to Glasgow to join over 600 riders, all raising money for Paralympics GB, on day 4 of the Deloitte Ride Across Britain. Myself and other members of the GB Para- cycling team (Darren Kenny, David... Read More

Bike Travels: California – Levi’s GranFondo October 2011

  GranFondo - View Of The Coast - ©Image Copyright Randy Ruhlman   Imagine a ride over the rolling hills of California, nestled between the vineyards of Sonoma County and along steep cliffs, as you ride your way towards the waves of the Pacific Ocean. On the first weekend of October, avid cyclists did just that, as over 7,500 riders descended on the town of Santa Rosa, California (just north of that mythic city of San Francisco) for the... Read More

Reeling From The Ride

  Breaking Away I heard of this great event and I thought I should share… Sunday 11th September 2011 6.45-8pm Have-a-Go Cycling: Ride the track on your own bike between 8.30pm Free bike-powered cinema Screening: Breaking Away & The Best Seat In The World Herne Hill Velodrome Burbage Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 9HE, UK   This weekend sees “Save the Velodrome” host an evening of free green entertainment, first on the... Read More

A Topsy Turvy Year

A Topsy Turvy Year by Jody Cundy MBE   As 2010 comes to an end, it’s time to look back on what has been a bit of a strange year. Starting in January with a “warm weather camp” on Majorca which ended up in snow, it was a sign of a topsy turvy year I was going to have. By the time March came around, our World Championships in August had been cancelled and my training goals where turned on their head. In Easter my first proper race of the... Read More