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September Cover Story: Fragments Of My Imagination
People, places. Riders, races. The world is filled with grace at this pace. Stars and sea will set your heart free, like a mountain high to remind you're alive. Have you ever felt an alpine descent? Adrenalin and speed are things we all need. A simple way of life, no hassle, no strife. The priceless memories of ...


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 A Matter of Mind
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I've always been intrigued by how powerful the mind is. In my opinion a far greater force than the physical strength of the body. In the right state it is your best friend, filled with confidence and 'can do', whereas on the flip-side it has the co ...


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 Tour of Dorset Day 1 - Whiteout
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The journey to the start of the Tour of Dorset has been uneventful, butterflies are a good sign, adrenalin and anticipation at the racing ahead building up from deep within. The weather progressively deteriorates until I reach the point where no mat ...


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 Tour of Dorset Day 2 - Belgium Mix
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I don't know why but I've always been of the 'all or nothing' mentality, seldom doing things in moderation. Might as well go big from the blocks as you never know where you might be tomorrow. I guess before this race started I was hoping, along with ...


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 Tour of Dorset Day 3 - Line of Fire
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Now it wouldn't have taken DCI Burnside to fathom out what the tactics needed to be today. With Sam in Yellow by 42 seconds a solid team performance was called for to control the race and ensure that no danger men could slip off up the road. With a ...


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 Defining Moment
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It had already taken far too long to build. A combination of workload and lack of time meant that the sum of its parts remained just that, albeit in a cardboard box slowly gathering dust in the corner. I knew I'd eventually have to meet a deadline, t ...


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 "Ride To The Hills, Ride For Your Life"
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Sometimes I feel like I'm getting soft. I don't know, maybe it's old age catching up or simply just a state of mind. It doesn't generally take too long before I face my demons head on, normally half way up the side of a mountain, just as the weathe ...


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 Circles Under The Sun
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Benvenuto a Venezia, seemed to be the only sign in existence as I glanced nervously around the airport like a schoolboy walking into class for the first time. Heart-rate quickening to the pace of my huried steps from one end of the baggage reclaim t ...


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 Sportful - Italy's Finest
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After the festival vibe that the Giro d'Italia brought to the slopes of the Monte Grappa for Stage 14, today would be a much quieter day with just a couple of prerequisites, namely a bike and plenty of mountains. Since I was staying in Feltre, home ...


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 Fuelled By Grappa
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If you ever needed reminding why cycling is the greatest sport in the world then here's why. Departing from Feltre under a sky of pure blue, espresso pumping through the veins on the slopes of the Monte Tomba, exhilarating switchback descent (over ex ...


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Viva Le Tour
Sometimes the stars are the water bottle carriers. Daniel Lloyd shows what Tour life is all about in his debut race around France this July.


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Race Across The Alps - Cycling Weekly
It takes a certain type of rider, frequently described as a sick and twisted individual, to want to challenge themselves to 535km of the hardest roads in Europe. The equivalent of ...


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