I managed to get to a couple of Olympic events and spent a day in the park. It's been a fantastic meeting. The next few posts will consist of some badly taken photographs. The first event I went to was the Men's and Women's cycling time trial. I was invited to Surbiton (about 5km from … Continue reading 2012 London Olympics #1
Category: Willesden Cycling Club
Cycling review of 2011
This shouldn't take long. I started a new job in May. It has weekend working and a variable schedule which made it difficult to keep to training plans and made weekend racing tricky to programme. So I slowed down then stopped the racing. And then slowed down and then stopped the cycling. I haven't been … Continue reading Cycling review of 2011
Race #9 – Small steps
>The Wigmore CC 25m TT was my first race ever in Kent. It's a nice course with a good road surface and a ski-jump start. It's all single carriageway, but wide and with good visibility. It was a warm, sticky morning. There was a strong breeze but long, tree-lined stretches neutralised it for much of … Continue reading Race #9 – Small steps
>2011 – race #1
>And so it begins again.I've had a fortnight of occasional short, gentle rides rather than training. We've been packing the house ready for the move and that has taken all of our attention. Despite this I did want to ride today's event. I've got very anxious over the last weeks and cycling has helped take … Continue reading >2011 – race #1
>Willesden CC Reliability Trial
>Sunday was a nice day for a ride out (unlike last year's event). I entered the short (36 mile) event, but couldn't work out the route - after five years I'm still regularly confounded by the lanes round here. I decided to head out with the mid-speed group on the 100km event and turn round … Continue reading >Willesden CC Reliability Trial
>Sufferfest – The Hunted
>Today I rode a turbo session with a purpose designed video for the first time. It was the hour long The Hunted from Sufferfest. I can recommend it. It creates a story - you're taking part in a race - and uses real life race footage to support it. It's not as good as a well-run, … Continue reading >Sufferfest – The Hunted
>To the turbodrome
>The recent cold and snow has pushed me back onto the turbo. Not that it has been much warmer inside our lean-to - a couple of sessions were done at 3°C and it is looking cold out there again today.Like a lot of cyclists I pretend to hate the turbo trainer, but really I'm just … Continue reading >To the turbodrome
>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
>Track and Test
>That was a tough week - Level 5 work every day from Tuesday to Sunday. This is not recommended.Friday was meant to be a rest day - I was riding the Minet Ladies CC Charity Ride at Hillingdon and planning to soft pedal my way round in a group. But when it started I went … Continue reading >Track and Test
Lance Woodman 