Danny MacAskill – Imaginates
It’s been two years in the making but Danny’s childhood dreams have finally come to life. Above is the trailer and below the much anticipated finished article, you won’t be disappointed!
MacAskill’s Imaginate : Time to Ride – Ep 4
MacAskill’s Imaginate : Time to Ride – Ep 4
With the clock ticking down to the first day of filming it’s time for Danny to step up his riding. But with the full scale of the project starting to dawn on him, Danny finds himself feeling the pressure. As the warehouse goes into lockdown and the cameras start to roll will he be able to take his riding to new levels?
To view all of Danny’s Imaginate episodes and the finished film click here.
Flatland in the Brecon Beacons
It was within this beautiful landscape I was lucky to be able to experience the amazing views Brecon Beacons have to offer. This film captures this along with some skillful moves that demonstrate all you need is a flat spot, you and your bike.
Rider: Matti Hemmings
Music by: Rob Springett
Filmed and edited by Alex Allen
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Website: www.mattihemmings.co.uk
MacAskill’s Imaginate : Perfect Space – Ep 3
MacAskill’s Imaginate : Perfect Space – Ep 3
As the project gathers pace, Danny MacAskill finds the perfect space to start building his lines. He takes some inspiration from the Atherton’s at Fort William and as the UK prepares to welcome the Olympics, Danny has the honour of carrying the torch through Glasgow.
To view all of Danny’s Imaginate episodes and the finished film click here.
Lucy Garner – Inside Out Short Film
Meet double Junior Road Race Champion Lucy Garner (2011-2012) and hear how she’s settling in to her new team [Argos Shimano] and life in Holland.
Giro D’Italia Rest Day
To coincide with the early mountain stages, Multipower Sportsfood, the sports nutrition partner of the Giro d’Italia, have provided Cycling Shorts with a series of four technical, nutritional and physiological infographics depicting the challenges undertaken when competing in the mountains. This is the forth and final in the series of four.
Rest days have been a part of the Giro since its inaugural edition in 1909. Back then, riders would ride one stage and then have two, sometimes three, days between the next stage. It’s not hard to see why: in 1909, the average length of the eight stages was 306 kilometres, as opposed to 162 kilometres across 21 stages in 2013.
This year’s Giro will have two rest days – the first after stage nine, the second follows stage 15. Two rest days have been customary in the race since 2002, although as recently as 1998, the Giro was held without a single day off across the three weeks.
Although riders will not be racing on the rest days, they will still ride their bikes for one or two hours. This prevents muscle stiffness and will help flesh out metabolic waste from the previous day’s stage. In recent years, some teams have opted to ride on their turbo trainers as opposed to heading out onto the road.
Riders will continue to eat foods high in carbohydrates and proteins on rest days, although some teams in the past have been known to give their riders a treat if the final rest day falls after the last decisive stage on the general classification. Burger and chips is a favourite within the Garmin-Sharp team.
Throughout the three weeks of competition (3-26 May) Multipower Sportsfood, is also offering cycle fans the chance to get their hands on a variety of prizes in an easy to enter daily prediction competition. Prizes include signed race jerseys, Giro d’Italia drinks bottles and the ultimate prize of a Cannondale Pro Cycling Super Six EVO Team Edition professional race bike worth £6,499. To take part in the competition entrants simply need to visit the Multipower website, www.multipower.com/uk/giro , and vote for their stage favourite before the 10km to go marker.
