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Cor, the Tour of Beijing has ruffled feathers among the noisy few. For all the cries of despair, you’d think the world of cycling was coming to an end. I’m going to cut straight in: the value to the sport of accessing markets where cycling is a ingrained activity is vital for its survival. A solvent, well-financed UCI is equally important to cycling’s future. And if you’re looking for a financial…
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Tag Archives: Imperial Winter Series
Imperial Winter Series 2009/10: 4th Cat, 13 February 2010
The final race of the series which has been incredibly well organised in trying conditions, both meteorological and logistical. The former has come on the form of snow, torrential rain and freezing gales. The latter in the form of crashes … Continue reading
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Imperial Winter Series 2009/10: 4th Cat, 30 January 2010
When the sun comes out Hillingdon is always busy and everyone seems to wheel out their sunny day bikes (expensive carbon frame, top-end groupset, deep section wheels). Either that or we’re getting towards the end of the series and the … Continue reading
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Imperial Winter Series 2009/10: 4th Cat, 23 January 2010
(Photo by Lucy @ Imperial RT who organises the Winter Series) There I am, another futile attack, this time trying to go after the mid-race prime. Went too early in pursuit of my friend James Curry (on the right of … Continue reading
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Imperial Winter Series 2009/10: 4th Cat, 17 January 2010
(Photo by Lucy @ Imperial RT who organises the Winter Series) See that rain? I’ve not ridden in anything quite so torrential in ages. Or so cold. On the plus side my white Mavic Razors are not as muddy as … Continue reading
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Tagged "Vittoria Open Pave", baselayers, Falke, Imperial Winter Series, racing, rain, tyres
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Imperial Winter Series 2009/10: 4th Cat, 05 December 2009
Well that was a pretty miserable and frustrating experience for me. How was it for you? I look forward to the Imperial Winter Series as motivation to see me through the winter, but it got off to a mediocre start … Continue reading
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Another finish out of the points
Saturday 22 December saw my last race of 2007 and I’m not going to even pretend I covered myself in glory. I finished somewhere in the midfield of the twenties and was being passed by a fair few people coming … Continue reading
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If you can taste blood…
You know you’ve been to the races and gone hard. Either that or you’ve crashed and are contemplating how much of your mush you’ve left on the road. Fortunately for me the taste of blood was down to the former … Continue reading
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Tagged fitness, Hillingdon, Imperial Winter Series, racing
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