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Event Strategy

I’ve pondered various ideas in the past, on how the event structure in Scotland can benefit riders development & the … More

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Calendar Conundrum

On the face of it, organising a racing season should be relatively simple, but things are never as easy as … More

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Young Guns

It’s a tough challenge to replace somebody of the stature, charm & medal-count of Chris Hoy, but it looks like Scotland’s … More

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Scottish Commonwealth Games Cycling Medals

The Medals 1970 – Brian Temple – Silver – 10 Miles Scratch Race 1986 – Eddie Alexander – Bronze – … More

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Would you like to go large?

There’s been some debate on Twitter regarding the increased affiliation fees for clubs north of the border, compared to those … More

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Scottish Classics

The Scottish Road Racing scene changes significantly every year, races come & go, others seem to have been with us … More

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Quali’s for the Comi’s – Track

* Post British Track Champs update coming in early October. Commonwealth Games Qualification for the Scottish Cycling team, that subject … More

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A Demographic Time Trial

If time trialling continues in the format that currently exists in Scotland (and the rest of the UK), predominantly older … More

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Medals for Pedals?

We know where & when the Scottish Scratch Championships will be held, due to the organiser informing us last week. … More

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Scratch & Sniff

If you follow any posts on Braveheart, there’s currently one where Martin Harris (one of Scotland’s champions in promotion of … More

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Postman Pat’s Bad Mail

I wasn’t going to comment on this unless it became public knowledge, I saw the letter yesterday and was hoping … More

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Caledopers?

Such are the times, that I’ve noticed people are getting to my blog with a google search about doping in … More

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Out of our League

Road racing in Scotland, there’s obviously something wrong with the system, so how do we change things for the better … More

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Surviving the winter

As bike riders, we obviously choose to ride bikes, but sometimes the weather dictates our choices and you need to … More

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Where would we be without the UCI?

There’s an unfortunate dilemma unfolding in the hierarchy of global cycling, the UCI appear to have dug themselves into a … More

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Curiouser & Curiouser

Continuing on from my initial blog, particularly the road racing part of it, I’ve been forwarded a very interesting email … More

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The State of Cycle Racing in Scotland

I’ll begin this blog with a good honest look at how cycle racing in Scotland is progressing with regards to … More

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