Today Bradley Wiggins won the 2012 Tour de France as the leader of a UK-based, Pro Tour cycling team. A British rider, Chris Froome, was second and Brits won seven stages (including three for Mark Cavendish). This is an astounding achievement. I wish my dad was here to see it. He put me on a … Continue reading Tour de France
Category: road racing
>Riding in echelon
>Here's a superb video of the pros riding in echelon at the Tour of Qatar: http://www.vsimgcdn.com/swf/flvPlayer_4.2.5.swf?rev=236I found it at the Inner Ring blog who located it at Cyclingfans.com. If you've ever been shouted at a Thursday night Hillingdon session for not getting the changes right, it's well worth a look.
>Imperial Winter Series
>I haven't ridden the Winter Series at Hillingdon this year. This has given me a decent Winter break for the first time in three years, but I've missed the rhythm of having a weekly crit to ride. I didn't commit this season because I thought we were moving house before Christmas. The latest guesstimate of … Continue reading >Imperial Winter Series
>On Tour
>I've just read On Tour by Bradley Wiggins with photos by Scott Mitchell.The book tells the story of Wiggins' 2010 Tour de France riding for Team Sky. The race didn't go as Wiggins hoped and he's honest in his assessment of his performance. A lot of the text seems to be based on notes taken … Continue reading >On Tour
>Moving out of town
>Apologies for the lack of recent posts. We've been busy with preparing for our move to the South Coast. It's all been a bit stressful with lots of last minute dashes South to see places and deals falling through. This week, though, promises to be a bit calmer *touches wood*.Bike-wise it's all been a bit … Continue reading >Moving out of town
>Watch Dowsett Go
>On Thursday night I took my third kicking in three weeks at group training. This time I lasted 30 minutes before being blown out of the group. I'm supposed to be group leader. I see the sack beckoning. I finished the session in a more even paced group. I was quite ill when I got … Continue reading >Watch Dowsett Go
>Hillingdon, Tuesday, Race #n+n
>After missing Sunday's race I thought I ought to get back to racing as soon as possible.After three days off the bike my wounds had healed and I was raring to go. An hour's training in the morning suggested that I'd be able to stay in the saddle long enough.All of the races were run … Continue reading >Hillingdon, Tuesday, Race #n+n
>So hot
>A warm weekend and a chance to enjoy some more relaxed cyclosport. As if I could relax!Saturday was Willesden CC's circuit day at Hillingdon - several hours of fun racing. We rode (as I remember) a one lap TT, a team time trial, a GP des Gentlemen/Femmes and a ten lap handicap circuit race. I … Continue reading >So hot
>Hillingdon, Tuesday, Race #n
>After a couple of weeks away I returned to Hillingdon on Tuesday for the fourth category race. It had rained earlier in the day, so only about 13 riders lined up for the start. I was feeling rough and in an extremely negative frame of mind. Sure enough, after 5 miles I was shelled out … Continue reading >Hillingdon, Tuesday, Race #n
>Hillingdon, Tuesday, Race #5
>They ran the race clockwise around the circuit tonight. I was concerned I wouldn't be able to work out the lines through the turns complex. I needn't have worried. I was dropped on the first lap.I'm not sure why it happened. I warmed up well and there were two neutralised laps to get the feel … Continue reading >Hillingdon, Tuesday, Race #5
Lance Woodman 