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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 … More

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Track Cycling’s Strange Quirk

As you watch this Sundays Hour Record attempt by Bradley Wiggins, bear in mind that no part of him, or … More

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Hour Record – Pre-Wiggins attempt

Alex Dowsett was the fourth rider to break the mens record after the recent rule change, he followed Jens Voigt … More

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3600 Seconds: Part1

That old fella Jens Voigt ended my ‘199 Laps’ series of blogs, simply by doing more than 199 laps, so … More

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199 Laps (pt6)

Unfortunately, for the most interested followers of this series of Hour Record blogs, under the ‘199 Laps’ banner, I’m not … More

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199 Laps (pt5)

Bradley Wiggins was reported earlier today as competing in two track events at Glasgow’s Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome at the … More

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The Madness of Sir Dave

The fans are unhappy, well lets say ‘irate’ over Wiggins dropping the bombshell to the British public, that one of … More

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Wiggo Comes to Glasgow, again…

A source close to Team Sky has provided some startling information regarding the motivation behind newly bearded Bradley Wiggins decision … More

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199 Laps (pt3)

Having failed miserably in my Hour Record predictions in my previous blogs, I’m obviously going to continue & make some … More

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199 Laps (pt2)

I was blogging previously about Wiggins goal being the Hour record, rather than the Worlds TT, I think I’m more … More

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199 Laps

When a rider such as Wiggins decides that a weight penalty of (reportedly) an additional 8kg is for winning the … More

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Off Piste on the Alpe

Many question how a track rider can become a good mountain climber & take Alpine stages or do well in … More

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FrUnderdog

Much has been said about the meteoric rise of Sky’s stage racing surprise, Chris Froome. We find ourselves asking how … More

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Knee Deep in Motivation

Bradley Wiggins, after an outstanding 2012 is struggling to come to terms with an ordinary 2013, lets take a look … More

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Crash Bang Wallop

I’ve only managed to catch some snippets of the Giro until this point (the morning of the first individual time … More

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Champing at the Brits

On June 23rd 2013, they’re only going & shutting down Glasgow City Centre for what will be a fantastic event, … More

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Back to the Future

The sport has yet again been brought into disrepute, this time by a repeat offender, how can we get back … More

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2013 adam blythe aero aerodynamics aluminium bike boardman book brad bradley brian british British Cycling calendar cancellara carbon cav cavendish championship championships champs chris hoy club colombia colombians commonwealth contador cookson cycle cycling cyclists dauphine development doping epo events froome games giro glasgow glasgow 2014 gps hour record jtl katie archibald king of the mountains league madison Mark McQuaid mountains nibali obree olympic omnium pat mcquaid porte position power meter president qualification quintana race racing referendum review road road race road racing rules sc scotland scottish scottish cycling series sky sportive sprinters strava talent tdf team sky time time trialling time trials titanium tour tour de france track trial tt UCI uran velodrome vuelta weight wiggins wiggo wind doping worlds
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