Tag Archives: Crystal Palace
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
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Tagged criterium, Crystal Palace, Germain Burton, racing, Tuesday night racing
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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
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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
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Tagged "Tuesday nights", circuit, Crystal Palace, Hillingdon, London, racing, weekday
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