Giro d’Italia 2019 Stage 12: trust me…it’s a mountain!
The day started with confusion. Riders and team staff milled around, brows furrowed, baffled. The route profile for stage twelveContinue Reading
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Don’t buy upgrades, ride upgrades
“Don’t buy upgrades, ride upgrades” – Eddy Merckx Wise words, of course, from perhaps the greatest bike rider of allContinue Reading
The top 3 tips to keep warm on the bike
The image of five or six frozen cyclists at the side of the road, bikes propped against a wall and furiously cuddling each other to keep warm, does have a certain poignancy to it.
Kit Review – Base Layer by This is Cambridge
Base Layer by This is Cambridge – £38. When I first began cycling seven or eight years ago, I didn’tContinue Reading
The pro:files #1. Taylor Phinney
Taylor Phinney was genetically programmed to be a pro cyclist. I first became aware of his family tree during aContinue Reading
The greatest (if not the most nutritious) recovery food on the planet
Among cyclists, the topic of mid and post ride nutrition is a bit of a hot potato; we all haveContinue Reading
What makes a great bike ride?
What is the measure of a great bike ride? For some, it’s hills. It’s metres of height gain, steepness ofContinue Reading
