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15:1 with Jens Voigt!(31/01/2012 17:19:25)When I grow up I want to be just like Jens. The fact that I’m now 32 years old is not only a fine testament to the type of rider that Herr Voigt is, but also to his genuinely endearing character away from the bike, with a unique effervescent aura war ... |
Always Loved Always Near(27/10/2011 22:53:15)If I could ride for just one day. I'd take a breath, glance back, and say "what is the meaning of this world?" Please let me escape whilst it slowly turns. And all the colour fades to black, with only a star to keep me on track. Safety of a different ... |
Col de la Bonette(18/10/2011 09:03:54)What seems like a lifetime of climbing is finally realised in a heart beat. The summit of any mountain is worth double the pain it takes to get there. Pulse slowly returns from race to canter. Vision clearing with the clouds to reveal life and everyt ... |
Superbagnères(22/09/2011 09:52:58)In amidst the depths of hell. A road ahead? Too hard to tell. Time again the wind takes hold. Battered mind and body cold. No rain can extinguish inner fire. Or dampen spirits born of desire. Will the suffering ever stop? Crest the summit all pain fo ... |
Giro d'Italia Galleria di Foto(12/05/2011 08:47:20)The day may have only just awoken from its peaceful slumber, but already nervous anticipation fills the clear blue sky as the traffic starts to build on the outskirts of Torino. Celebrating 150 years of Italian unification the countdown edges ever ne ... |
Chasing Rainbows(22/03/2011)June 2010. Typical, it's lashing down with rain, summer temperatures drowned to a lowly five degrees centigrade. At 2,100m above sea level thick blankets of cloud hang in the oxygen starved air with crazed conviction. At first I was nervous that I ... |
Cotti on the F Word(15/12/2010)In an era when reducing your carbon footprint was never in mind, the Wright brothers were clearly pioneers in their single minded quest. Da Vinci’s designs where mathematics and science were meticulously sculpted to form concepts far in advance of h ... |
Achtung, Actung, Eurobike, Achtung!(06/09/2010)Proudly boasting the 'biggest bike show in the world' status, Germany's Eurobike is an endless sea of the latest and best (er, and in some cases worst) kit in the business. Think 100,000m2 space with just shy of 1,100 exhibitors, throw in a gazillio ... |
A Matter of Mind(30/08/2010)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 ... |
Defining Moment(26/08/2010)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 ... |
Giro d'Italia - The Magnificent Seven(18/05/2010)Normally signified by plumes of intoxicating white dust, just add water and Tuscany's Strade Bianche turns into something very different altogether. Dirt transforms into an aggressive cutting paste with every pedal stroke, decimating the peloton, ri ... |
Giro d'Italia 1974 by Richard Mitchelson(16/05/2010)The Giro d'Italia is and always will be the greatest show on earth. Cast your mind back to 1974, May 16th to be precise, Merckx, Baronchelli, Gimondi, Conti, Fuente, Moser and Battaglin all ready to do battle from Vatican City to Milan. Punishing w ... |
Gone for a Badger(02/04/2010)Riding for one, two, three hours plus is the same old incremental story every time. I admit, during big days (or nights) in the saddle my mind can start to wonder, and it was during such an occasion when the cyclist’s way of tracking time cam ... |
One Last Smile(29/03/2010)It’s been a long week. The unforeseen passing of my friend James Williamson during the Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race in South Africa derailed my train of thought and concentration to the point of being nothing more than a body with not a lot els ... |
Thank You Willo(29/03/2010)23.03.10. Once again I am faced with a world I will truly never understand after hearing that fellow endurance racer, 2008 world solo champion, Enduro magazine editor and above all my friend James Williamson passed away whilst in South Africa racing ... |
Going Green(04/03/2010)Sometimes you just get lucky and Sunday February 28th was certainly one of those days. It had been in the calendar for weeks and although everything that could be controlled was going to plan there’s one thing that is totally out of your hands (ever ... |
Winter Warmer(02/01/2010)Maybe we are soft down south. The first sign of sub zero conditions and it's bags packed and enroute to the nearest airport, faster than it takes to deflate your tyres, throw the bike in a box and scrape the ice from your windscreen. Winter warmth, ... |
Wheelbase/Cannondale Top Wessex Rankings(02/01/2010)It’s taken a few days for the points to be totted up but after nine rounds of the Wessex League things aren’t looking too shabby for the Wheelbase.co.uk/Cannondale duo currently placed 1st and 6th overall in the season long battle. Sunday December ... |
The Birth of Cyclocross(17/11/2009)The winter is coming, icy rain instantly freezes anything that it touches. The wind blows, it never stops, trying to tear down everything in its path. For the sane, it’s days like this that are best spent inside…hiding. Cyclists are seldom describ ... |
Life in a Bike(15/11/2009)A bicycle is so much more than simply a means of getting from A to B. Cycling is a lifestyle, a way of strengthening the body, cleansing the mind or simply a way to escape the world for a time. It means different things to different people. No two ... |
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