Flashback to the 1999 Tour de France
The 1999 Tour de France was labelled ‘the Tour of Renewal’ in reaction to the Festina Affair the year before. The 1999 Tour was supposed to be a new start after that doping scandal,...
Me vs Pro Cycling Blog
The Tour de France Brothers – The Simons
The Tour de France has seen plenty of family connections over the years. You don’t have to go too far back to find the Schleck brothers, or 2017 polka dot jersey wearer Taylor Phinney...
Redditch Tour Series 2018 Photos
Every year a series of cycle races take place in the centres of towns and cities across the UK. The teams involved are British teams at the Continental level and below, the race showcases...
VTTA Open TT April 2018 – K48/10
The third Open TT of my 2018 season took place last weekend. Hosted by the VTTA, it used the K48/10 circuit which I’d raced on a year ago in another Open TT. Definitely not a...
Rutland – Melton CiCLE Classic Photos
After spending my Spring taking photos in Belgium/France for E3 Harelbeke, Gent Wevelgem, the Tour of Flanders and Paris-Roubaix today was a chance to take some race photos more locally. The Rutland – Melton...
Liege – Bastogne – Liege 2018 Preview – Tips, Contenders, Profile
Liege Bastogne Liege is the oldest monument in cycling, it’s also the last race of the Spring Classics season. Alejandro Valverde has been the dominant rider of this generation, winning four times in his...
Stratford Open TT April 2018 – K33/10D
Last weekend I took part in my second Open TT of the year. The first one, in Coalville, was hilly and definitely didn’t suit me but gave me a chance to test out my...
