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Category Archives: Cycling
Tour de Haystacks
Over the months the landscape of the rural end of my commute has gradually cycled through a rustic colour wheel, from brown to gold via shades of green. In August this slow paced transition flips into a couple of weeks … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Countryside, Cycling
Tagged commuting, Countryside, Cycling, haystacks
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Tour of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo 2016
The Tour of Cambridgeshire Gran Fondo was back in Peterborough for its second year, certainly bigger and hopefully better. This year’s format was slightly different with race, sport, challenge and leisure categories. Unlike last year, where the race pen riders all … Continue reading
Posted in Cambridgeshire, Cycling, Fenland, Peterborough, racing
Tagged cambridgeshire, Cycling, Peterborough, racing
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Wellingborough Road Race (National Jeffin B)
I was chatting to Jake before the start of the Wellingborough race. Jake started racing with SNCC last year as a fresh young 4th cat and finished as a 1st cat racing for Spirit Bikes. He’s had a pretty good 2016 season so far; … Continue reading
Rocko 3/4 scratch, saving the legs for Sunday
My first race at Rockingham speedway this year was a 2/3 scratch. The circuit was short, and took in the biggest of the infield’s little bumps, just before the start/finish line. To get to the lump there was a stretch of block … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, NCRA, racing, Rockingham Speedway
Tagged Cycling, racing, Rockingham Speedway
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NCRA Greenwheel 2/3/4 Race
Some start sheets are more ominous than others. Looking at the names and some of the clubs for this race, a cat 2/3/4, it was definitely at the more ominous end. The NCRA clubs were all pretty well represented, but to … Continue reading
NCRA Spring series Race 1: Hail over Naseby
Last Tuesday’s chain gang had been a good night ride. I had joined the route between groups. By the time the fast group caught me I had caught one dropped rider from the first group and the rest of them … Continue reading
Hound
It’s January and my half-arsed training is, well, under way. After work, I rode straight from the train station to the Market Square to join up with the club’s weekly chain gang/winter base miles ride. I was cutting it fine, … Continue reading
Missing the fun
Under the kitchen spotlights I went through the usual morning motions of the regular cycle commuter: looking outside and judging the forecast then choosing the thicker winter bib tights, tightening up winter boots against frozen toes and positioning my snood … Continue reading
Introducing…The Apparel Clinic #cycling
Introducing The Apparel Clinic. The concept. The passion. The brand. To you. Who are we? We are you and because we are you we know who you are. We know you are a man, a cyclist, of impeccable taste. You … Continue reading
Tooling up #BorisBikes… with lasers
A few weeks ago Transport for London started trialing Blaze laser lights on some of their Boris Bike fleet. The device is a simple green coloured laser which projects a bike shaped beam a few metres onto the road ahead. The … Continue reading
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