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Why the UCI needs to make more money
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: London
London 2007 v Yorkshire 2014 – Tour de France compared
So the report into Yorkshire (and London and Cambridge) hosting the Grand Depart 2014 has finally surfaced. You can read the full report here as a PDF file . Here’s the equivalent summary for London 2007 which is worth re-reading as a … Continue reading
Posted in Tour de France, Yorkshire Grand Depart
Tagged Kent, London, statistics, Tour de France, Yorkshire
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The only critical mass that matters
It’s Team Green Britain Bike Week, another of those pointless ghettoising weeks that litter the calendar, like National Doughnut Week. One week of the year when a PR company tries to place cycling stories so that everyone can forget about them … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Commuting, Culture, Cycle To Work, Transport
Tagged Advocacy, commuting, Critical Mass, London, politics, transport
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Rollapaluza’s Knog Muddy Hell Halloween Cyclocross 2010 – Night of the Living Pumpkinhead
The second year of what I think is one of the best UK cyclocross events of the year, sponsored by the excellent Knog. As Mark Phillips, who took that awesome photo of me in action, says “Yep even better than … Continue reading
Posted in Cyclocross
Tagged "fun racing", "Herne Hill", "Muddy Hell", Cross Crusade, cyclocross, Knog, London, Oregon, Rollapaluzza, Velonews
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London Cyclocross League 2010/11 Round 3 Hog Hill
(Picture by Cross Crazy) I only got lapped once. I didn’t come last. I beat Rene and TeeCee. But for a mechanical I would have beaten my bearded nemesis. Andy Waterman reckons Hog Hill is rubbish for cyclocross: “Hog Hill … Continue reading
Posted in 2010-2011, Cyclocross, London Cyclocross League
Tagged "Hog Hill", 2010, 2011, cyclocross, London, London Cyclocross League, mud, Race
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After the climb, the descent
It sits there in the hallway, untouched. It pleads with me every time I pass it, but I ignore it. I ignore it as long as I can. But there comes a point where you have to take the bike … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Etape du Tour, Hillingdon, Road Racing
Tagged 2010, 4th Cat, Etape du Tour, Hillingdon, London, racing
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The surface and the sensation of Richmond Park ruined
You have to take advantage of the hot days when they come. So after work I rushed home to get changed and head out for three laps of Richmond Park which should be the best place in London to ride … Continue reading
Crystal Palace Tuesday night races, my first experience
SPRINT! DAMN YOU! CORNER, DON’T TAKE ANYONE OUT! SPRINT! CORNER! BRAKE… NO DON’T BRAKE! PEDAL HARDER! HILL!!!!! PEDAL HARDER! *SPORZA COMMENTARY VOICE* “OY-OY-OY-OY-OY!” BREATH DAMN YOU LUNGS. (REPEAT X25) And that’s pretty much how it goes for roughly an hour. … Continue reading
Posted in London, Road Racing
Tagged 4th Cat, circuit, Crystal Palace, London, park, racing, Tuesday night racing
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London weekday bike racing opportunities
One of the joys of being a London cyclist is that once the weather is good enough, there’s a good choice of weekday racing a short pedal from your doorstep. Tuesday night is the big night with a choice between … Continue reading
Posted in Road Racing
Tagged "Tuesday nights", circuit, Crystal Palace, Hillingdon, London, racing, weekday
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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
Posted in Imperial Winter Series
Tagged 4th Cat, Hillingdon, Imperial Winter Series, London, racing
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