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L’Equipe have released an iPhone/iPad app with hundreds of photos from the Tour de France over the years. They’re arranged by themed galleries. It looks good for now and I’ll try to write full review in time with more info.
If you want to take a look for yourself, search for Images of the Tour – Zoom by L’Equipe on iTunes.
Cycling news highlights- Chris Froome on Bradley Wiggins loss, TUEs, not being afraid of Contador 18 June 2013
- The 1978 Crystal Palace Grand Prix - VeloVeritas 18 June 2013
- Jade Wilcoxson: The Cyclist Who Beat Diabetes 14 June 2013
- Interview: Sharon Laws, recovering from that crash 14 June 2013
- Interview: Brian Cookson : Red Kite Prayer 14 June 2013
Tag Archives: criterium
Crystal Palace: one for the scrapbook
First week of the massively popular Crystal Palace Tuesday night race series, held in Crystal Palace Park. I got nerfed and then struggled to stay on the pace from the outset so ended up racing in a grupetto which was … Continue reading
Posted in Crystal Palace
Tagged criterium, Crystal Palace, Germain Burton, racing, Tuesday night racing
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Women’s race at Smithfield Nocturne 2009
A women’s race has been one of the big missing components from the Smithfield Nocturne‘s first two editions. But in 2009 that is set to change with the announcement of the Women’s Elite Criterium in the programme. Having recently started … Continue reading
First race at Hog Hill
As a race venue Hog Hill is exactly as described: there is a hill, it is an absolute pig. The Redbridge Cycle Centre is better known as Hog Hill and it’s developing a reputation as a tough but exciting circuit … Continue reading
Return of the DNF
Second race of the Beyond MTB Spring Crits, second DNF of the year. I was planning on getting out of the habit this season after a relatively successful start to the year and managing to get round in cyclocross races. … Continue reading
Posted in Road Racing
Tagged criterium, fitness, Hillingdon, limit, positioning, power, racing, threshold, wind
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Plastered at the back
The Beyond MTB Spring Crits at Hillingdon are the sort of races I have to do – a test of attrition with the 2nd Cat boys hauling along as foolhardy 4th Cats like me try to cling on to the … Continue reading
No shame in losing a race
With a typically cruel irony Tuesday’s race at Hillingdon was a disaster. Having written an article in praise of Malcolm Elliott’s Experience over youth, I (and the rest of the field in the fourth cats) got a proper kicking off … Continue reading
It’s the same old song
“Away you go then” Keep in among the first third of the field for the first few laps and get a feel for the pace. I’m making sure I’m strong out of the corners, trying not to do too much … Continue reading
I made it round! (almost)
For the first time in an eternity I managed to make it round the traditional four laps of Richmond Park without dropping back a group. Admittedly, I trundled into the car park a fair way back from the group after … Continue reading
Posted in Etape du Tour, Training
Tagged criterium, Hillingdon, Mont Ventoux, racing, Richmond Park, sportif, Tour of Flanders, training
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It was going reasonably well…
Sunday down at Eastway again, this time for a straightforward novice race. Apparently last week’s one was a fast race and so it wasn’t me being plain rubbish. By contrast the pace in the novice race was far more manageable … Continue reading
Posted in Road Racing
Tagged criterium, Cycle Surgery, Eastway, Mavic Kysrium Equipe, racing, spoke
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A classic first race experience
Armed with the accumulated advice from various clunmates I tootled down to the Lea Valley Cycle Circuit, better known as “Eastway”, this morning to take my first crack at criterium racing. I took me an hour or so to get … Continue reading
