Tag Archives: sportive
Stage 17 of Tour de France 2010 – How tough?
While riding the Etape du Tour, I also found time to make a video report for BBC Sport You can watch it on the BBC Cycling site: Tour de France 2010: How tough is the Col du Tourmalet? My favourite … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Etape du Tour, Video
Tagged BBC, Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Soulor, Col du Tourmalet, Etape du Tour, Rapha, sportive, Tour de France, video
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I’m riding for Roy Kinnear House
It’s seems it’s all the rage these days to say you’re riding for someone or something. There’s even people riding just for the fun of it in among those riding for everything from cancer to a free lunch. I’ve ummed … Continue reading
Posted in 2010, Etape du Tour
Tagged charity, Col de Marie-Blanque, Col du Tourmalet, donation, France, paypal, Roy Kinnear House, sportive
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Things that put people off cycling: cycle specific clothing
Wearing lycra to ride your bike makes you weird. The truth is that the vast majority of people who ride bikes do so without pseudo-scientific technical fabrics or specialist footwear. This occurred to me while reading something Mark at iBikeLondon … Continue reading
Posted in Clothing
Tagged British Cycling, clothing, London, Outlier, Rapha, softshell, sportive, Swrve, Tour of Flanders, Velorution
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