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What I...
will not missCleaning my bike in the dark, every weekend for 17 weekendsGetting my bike out of the shed the following weekend to find, there are still smeary marks and bits of dirt I missed.Digging...
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Riders that look like....
... famous peopleMarcel Kittel (cyclist, Giant-Shimano) Dolph Lundgren (Rocky, View to a Kill)
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Riders that look like....
Classics and cycling sprint ace - Tom BoonenGary Barlow off of Take That (blonde on the left)
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Podium club
Paul 'Po' Sheers tasted the sweet smell of the podium club this weekend. It's a cluster of body odour, sweat and mouldy mud, a truly horrific mix of flavours that ordinarily would force your face to...
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The inaugural Howies Battle on the Beach
Here's the skinny on it:A race that take in a portion of beautiful Pembrey beach before heading into a Pembrey Country Park for 9km of gravel, water, singletrack and sand.Open to all forms of off road...
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The Blue Sign Crew
Sometimes the day in day out it can get really boring and overly tiring.This has happened to me with the route I use to commute to and from work. The quickest faster way is to use the Cycle Super...
View ArticleDyslexia
Quote from an article in the Huffington Post:"The gift of dyslexia is not the inability to read or write. It’s the incredible ability to see things from different angles. That is what makes a creative...
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Where people run
"There are many exercise apps that allow you to keep track of your running, riding, and other activities. Record speed, time, elevation, and location from your phone, and millions of people do this, me...
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Roads NOT to Ride - Pindale Road Climb aka Siggate
You'll find it in Castleton the town at the base of Winnats Pass.1.6 miles8%Winding and Windy.The initial section forces one up and out of the saddle faster that you can say eighteen percentage, sugar,...
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Routine
Benjamin also set himself a strict daily routine, which included time for sleeping, meals and working, all set for specific times of the day.
View ArticleTo the riders in my group at crystal palace last night
Dear ridersLast night was my return to Crystal Palace racing following a few years away from the scene due to breaking my shoulder and I found myself hanging on for dear life to a group which had been...
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Tidying up
I was trying to organise all the receipts and bills I have accumulated. Found some Belgium race numbers, Renner pit pass & race parking permit.
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Recently I have read Lantern Rouge & Broken Homes
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch was given to me at Xmas. The jacket explains that a series of mysterious murders have taken place in Crawley & Bromley. A town planner who is looking after the...
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South East CX - Summer Series
If you have never tried CX this is the series for you.Cost is £10 , everyone is welcome. Last year Fruit 4 London gave out free fruit, I got lucky with a couple of really good mangos and high quality...
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Another road not to climb....Col de Joux Plane
The Col de Joux Plane, famed for being the climb that Lance Armstrong supposedly 'bonked' on during the 2000 Tour de France. It looms behind the ski town of Samoens like a constant shadow, south...
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Cash, diamond rings, swimming pools
After @Andywaterman showed me this video on holiday I been obsessed with the song, shame I'm about two years too late to this party. The video aired in August 2012 and appeared, apparently on a few Hot...
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Women's 100 evening
I'm finally putting the years I spent at university to good use. Don't know your DOMS from VAM, Creatine Phosphate to the Active Synapse or the Bohr effect?Only kidding I'm chatting heart rate,...
View ArticleFor the love of mud by Benedict Campbell
Stop what you are doing right now and watch this whole teaser video for Benedict Campbell's new film about cyclo cross.http://vimeo.com/m/98972981
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Susie Wolff
It’s embarrassing that this is so rare that it by default turns into a big moment; early in July during the F1 weekend williamsf1.com had their Development Driver, Susie Wolff, drive practice 1. That...
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Things 2 - an app
I often have trouble remembering to do things and then everything gets left, forgotten or cluttered. Like the other month my home insurance lapsed and only after 10 days did I remember I needed to...
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Five Essential Apps for the Cyclocross Racer
Apps have enabled us to do many things. Make our dinner look slightly less burnt (Instagram), make our every thought sound witty and poignant (Twitter) and given us the thumbs of a geriatric due to...
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Cycling books - trumps and mountains
Sorry, many months since I sat down to write.I've been busy, cycling and procrastinating over on Instagram.I did manage to put together the text for this book which melds the brilliant drawings of...
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