Pro cycling perspective and the lure of retirement
2019 was the year of the early retirement. First it was Marcel Kittel. Aged 31, the gloriously coiffured German wasContinue Reading
Author: road_THEORY
New book OUT NOW: The Grand Tour Files 2019
Some are calling it: “a great read.” Others say it’s: “the perfect Christmas gift for any literate human.” All agreeContinue Reading
It’s Christmas, you know cyclists, and they need gifts
You may have noticed that Christmas is all but upon us? Eating, drinking, and being merry is well underway; cheekyContinue Reading
Team Ineos and the price of fun
Team Sky used to be fun. Not fun in the classic sense – the spreadsheets and general relentlessness made sureContinue Reading
I bonk. Do you bonk?
Technology, eh? What a bastard. Marching relentlessly forward without so much as a hey there, humanity, do you actually wantContinue Reading
Zwift-ing for lolz
Everyone, as you know, is on Zwift. Geraint Thomas, your mates, that guy you nod at in town because heContinue Reading
Extreme weight loss for cyclists: do NOT try this at home!
It’s gone too far. Back in 2012 ‘marginal gains’ was a bit of fun. A harmless dimply skinsuit here, aContinue Reading
