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2019-08-13 10:13:23 - There's a poster on my office wall that gets changed once per year, usually towards the beginning of June, when the 'Official 20xx Tour de France Race Guide' hits the...
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2019-08-05 22:07:45 - On Sunday 21st July I rode the Etape du Tour for the first time ever. Of the 16,000 riders signed up I was in a very distinct minority, as just 7% of those riders were...
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2019-08-02 10:21:32 - I was frankly surprised, but very excited to be covering Eurobike Media Days for Sportive.com - three days in the South Tyrolean Alps of northern Italy, sampling that...
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2019-07-17 09:41:20 - Coffee, cake, ice-cream and sunshine - it can only be a return to Italy! But first, let's rewind: it's 9.00am on the third day of the 2019 London Bike Show at the Excel...
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2019-07-12 16:41:56 - Evans Cycles is well known for their Ride-It events up and down the country. The crown jewel in their calendar may be the King of the Downs. Run from their headquarters...
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2019-07-12 11:35:57 - I've got relatives in Killashandra and it rained a lot when I last visited them. I know that a popular name for Ireland is the Emerald Isle, largely because of the lush,...
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2019-06-27 11:22:54 - Every sportive cyclist needs at least one summer showstopper - a focal point, a training target, preferably one with "epic overreach" scrawled all over it. Step forward...
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2019-06-25 09:48:52 - Do you like to ride your bike? Do you like exploring new places? Do you like those places to be flat? Follow along here, then, as I regale ye with tales from the Round...
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2019-06-16 23:36:59 - Mont Ventoux, aka 'The Bald Mountain', dominates the skyline for miles around. She stands a vertical mile above the plains of Provence, a majestic goddess, daring mere...
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2019-06-11 00:10:57 - In my experience, the parcours of most 100-mile sportives seem to follow a similar template. Flat and fast out of the gate, followed by some early minor climbing and a...
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2019-05-14 10:49:45 - Cast your mind back to May 6th 2018, if you can. Are you able to recall the weather conditions, or where you were, or what you were doing on that day? The answer, for...
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2019-05-13 10:18:59 - Never should 122km be as hard as this! I have ridden many longer days in the saddle, and many days with more metres climbed, but I'm struggling to find a ride in my...
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2019-05-13 09:00:10 - How close can you get to experiencing the same feeling as your sporting heroes? If you are a soccer fan, you probably can pay a lot of money to play on the pitch at Old...
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2019-05-08 23:51:19 - Until I got there, I hadn't realised quite how long the journey to Roubaix was. Oh sure, we set off for the Paris - Roubaix Challenge with everyone else early on Friday...
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2019-04-30 10:08:17 - Each spring, Beachy Head Cycling Club (BHCC) organises the Sean Yates Spring Classic. This early season leg-warmer takes cyclists through the hilly Ashdown Forest - a...
