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My way to 100k
If someone told me tomorrow that in the summer I would have to run a marathon, I wouldn't know where to begin. I usually run 10k every few weeks but I'd have no clue how to progress my runs around the...
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Balint's Back!
Balint Humvas the CX shooter has released his third book. It follows the circus of riders and events in the 2012/2013 season.He also photographed myself and fellow Vicious team mate at the Koppenberg...
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Le maillot BOOM
For smashing stuff , beating the odds or doing wicked sprints.The first awardee this season is Ed Laverack for his determination at the 2013 Tour of Normandie.The welsh kid was one minute cycling...
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HOTN
Gloveless, top tube grip.That section was nearly as bumpy as the true Rouabix Pave.I did a side pony tail, so I wouldn't look like a little boy, but its seems to have disappeared. Grrrr.That's the one...
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Words & Pictures
I remember when Le Métier was first released and I casually flicked the pages and said to myself, I should really get this. Skip forward about three seasons and finally, I have a copy to call my own, I...
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How to absolutely smash it at the Etape.
Right, I’ve had a packet of Snack a Jacket, half a bottle of ‘This Innocent Juicy Water’??? I’m hyped up on e-numbers ready to wax lyrical about a topic that strikes fear into people’s heart, down to...
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IG London Nocturne
1st Woman - Urban Cross1st Team - Rapha Condor - Women's City Challenge (3rd rider is counting rider).Another year and another Nocturne gets even better.Coverage of the racing Sunday 16th 8am Chanel 4
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Jump - IG London Nocturne - Urban Cross
This girl is really giving it some welly with her cheering
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London to Brighton
I just wanted to do a last bit of Etape prep. So I rode after work from WC1X to BN1.London to Brighton. It was a race against the sun, the most annoying bit is the first 16miles is basically in...
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Etape for the #Womens100
There are various well written blogs about the 2013 edition of the etape. (search for the Spikes & Heels website, or search the Telegraph for Natalie's posts)All I can say is it was a brilliant but...
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Doping Smoping: Why Sky's Froome is clean as a whistle
Poor old Froome and Team Sky, dogged by doping allegations. Everyone's trying to use scientific methods to work out and compare his climbing data to that of the golden years of drugs in the sport.Now,...
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Le Malliot Boom
Le Malliot Boom has graced the shoulders of a few riders this tour. Not as many standout performances as I thought there would be.The final claimant has got to be Nairo Quintana.Likeable little fella...
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Disposable film camera at the Tour
I have a ten year old disposable camera with a fisheye lens. It isn't removable and the camera doesn't have a view finder. There is a built in flash and the body is made of cheap plastic.If you drop it...
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Plans on paper
August 2013I love making schedules and plans and lists.Someone in Rouleur said 'just as lists are the unimaginative person's paragraphs, weather descriptions are the lazy writer's crutch.'But I find...
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Favourite Cycling Images 1991-1999
I've started reading 'Racing Hard' by William Fotheringham, a collection of all the newspaper articles he wrote for the Guardian between 1994-2013.It is a reminder of all the forgotten names and epic...
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Summer CXing
I got bitten SO bad by a horse fly. My inner thigh is in agony. But here are some images of a summer CX series that is kindly run by a volunteer, who happens to be a boy who was in my class at primary...
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