Every track rider will be all too familiar with the event known as ‘The Unknown Distance Race’, a ‘scratch race’…
Social but distant.
Furlough has just been extended to October in the UK, this isn’t going to end soon. So what are…
Tour de Thomas (no, not that one)
Over the last few weeks, ASO (organisers of the Tour de France) have been putting a number of different scenarios…
Lost In Thin Air
I’ve never seen a Tour de France with this many kilometres above two thousand metres, nobody has & nobody…
Ban Asthma Meds, What?
Maybe you hate Chris Froome, maybe you’ve never suffered from asthma yourself, or seen your child suffer from asthma, and…
Girospective
This years Giro will be unlike the other 3 week stage races of 2018, it’s completely unpredictable, utterly exciting &…
Colombians & Manzana Postobon team at la Vuelta
As always, I follow the Colombians in Grand Tours with sheer fascination, the 2017 Vuelta has the added interest away…
The Kingmaker
As Alberto Contador bows out of cycling in the Vuelta which starts tomorrow, few expect him to win, but I…
Format, rider, or both?
This years Tour is incredibly close after 2 weeks, the top four are within 29 seconds of each other, with…
Blood & Skills
I continue to hear pundits & those involved in ‘skill based’ sports defend themselves against EPO use & blood manipulation…
2017 & Mens Pro Cycling
Men’s pro cycling, the main focus of the cycling media, has been causing me some motivational problems as a cycling…
A Hypothetical Nation At The ‘Worlds’
In the midst of a political no-mans-land, with huge uncertainties over Brexit, membership of the EU & another potential Scottish…
Rest Day Predictions
When somebody who looks perfectly capable of attacking & doesn’t attack, it either means they’re not interested, or they have…
A Complete Cav?
Earlier in the year, I wrote about Cav being the wrong person to take the GB place in the Mens…
Sagan, le Patron
We’ve seen Peter Sagan mature, from what initially appeared like a Dukes of Hazard type character into a respected World…
Aero-Aware
Bike racers have been aware of the advantages aerodynamics gave them for decades, perhaps from the very beginning of competitive…
Roadworks & Organising Races
Domestic cycling events are generally very low-key, they’re the last things anybody cares about when they’re making plans to dig…
The 20 Year Scandal Cycle
“The tranquil world of cycling has been turned upside down by allegations of misconduct and lax financial controls at its…
Day Of The Lost Hour
This evening signals absolute horror for a tired & struggling parent like Chris Froome, looking after a new baby &…
WADA’s Grey Areas
I wrote a blog recently entitled ‘Bumping Up To The Rules’, in it I really only covered blood spinning. The…
