La Squadra

10 days in Barbados and managed to ride every other day.  Setting off at 7am and doing a steady 40 mile ride until the temperature becomes too hot to handle at 35 degrees.

Riding with chilled coconut water in our bottles rather than energy drink.  Swim in the sea straight after.  See you Saturday.

Check out http://www.coralitabarbados.com/

On Tuesday 28th February there’s a Rollerpaluzza night taking place at Nonnas, Sheffield, from 6pm onwards.

In case you’re not already aware of Rollerpaluzza, it’s basically static bikes (fixed front forks, and rears on rollers), with a single speed gear, that you race, full-pelt, against the person next to you. The distance is normally 500 metres, which takes a regular human circa 45 seconds to 1 minute, however, i’ve personally witnessed some killer times at these races, so all bets are on for who takes gold.

If you hadn’t already guessed, it’s a competitive thing, meaning they’ll be heats taking place between 6pm & 9pm, followed by knockouts thereafter.

If you’ve never done this before then DO IT whilst it’s here in Sheffield. So much fun it’ll make you cry (or the sheer pain will)!!!

Tickets per person (competing or spectating…the latter is just as much fun) are £10, and include pasta and a drink. Due to space constraints places are limited, so register for yours now by emailing info@nonnas.co.uk (include full names of all people wanting to reserve tickets). The £10 payment will be taken on the night, on the door.

Places are going fast, so get yours reserved before they all disappear.

After recording 55 minutes of this amazing event i have managed to condense it to just 6m 30sec to give you an overview of a fabulous weekend of cycling, eating and drinking!  hope you like it!

Fancy participating and watching the Pro’s in the Tour Of Fanders…with Sports Tours International

Gian, Tim and myself are going, if we can get a few more we can have a Sheffield coach departure  of our own……see all the package details via the link….cost £359 per person plus £25 Tour Of Flanders Sportive – 3 nights B/B in Ghent and Coach travel..

http://www.sportstoursinternational.co.uk/cycling/tour-of-flanders

if interested let me know..they are already on a second coach so obviously very popular.

A few great pictures to get the juices flowing for your bike travel escapades for 2012 !

Check the link for further great photos.

http://www.cycling-challenge.com/ten-favourite-cycling-photos-from-2011/

We are busy sorting La Squadra calender for 2012.

Please send in  details of events you are signed up for so we can add.

At Art Basel, Berlin’s Neugerriemschneider gallery spotlighted Simon Starling’s clever bike concept, called “Carbon (Urban).” The 2006-designed bike features a chainsaw for a chain and comes equipped with chopped wood.

If you never tried it ,you dont know what you are missing.

Looks easy 500m sprint ,head to head with your rival  on  a fixed gear bike on rollers.!!!!!

Wrong for all the La Squadra guys who tried it at the Downing brothers and Claremont event will testify….its head busting,puke enducing flat out blow your brains out excertion. then if your lucky you get to do it again. with no hiding place in fornt of a jeering blood sucking  crowd.

Check the clip for a flavour of it.

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So you FANCY IT ????

Just finishing talks with the National Rollapaluza people and finalarrangements to bring a heat of the National Series to Nonnas 23 Feburary 2012 !!!!

Deano Downing either riding or compare with the an odd pro or two. Your big chance in the limelight,beat the pros or even beat our own La Squadra champion Steve Coupland.

The deal will be £10 entrance, entry to ride, the infamous pasta and bevie included.

The atmosphere will be cosy,electric,pumping music,ego enhancing with nowhere to hide !!!

Register you interest  info @nonnas.co.uk  quoting Rollapaluza

I remember being a dieting heroin addict!

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/12674956/cycling-explained