Tag Archives: Izoard

Chasing the pack

I’ve still not fully recovered from Sunday’s ride which was a bit quicker than usual as some of faster boys came out to play. But I just about managed to hang in there and it seems to have done wonders … Continue reading

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Push the tempo

Sunday’s ride turned out to be a little quicker than usual as, in the absence of the usual moderating influences, the pace shot up from our the usual “steady” to something closer to “moderate”. The only evidence I have for … Continue reading

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The small matter of 1 kilometre per hour

A strange sense of trepidation over one line in the information pack I received today from Velo magazine – “The maximum time limit will be calculated according to an average speed of 19km/h.” – I have no idea why one … Continue reading

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