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memphis hip-swinging

13 Jul

10 years ago, i was lucky enough to be following the tour for a week around the south of france.
10 years ago today, i was lucky enough to ride up mont ventoux, just a couple of hours ahead of the race.
the atmosphere was incredible. i was wearing a vitalicio seguros shirt and so was cheered all the way up by spanish supporters.
my brother-in-law, who i was riding with, was on a beautiful mapei-coloured colnago c40 (like this one) and was cheered by the italian and belgian fans.
it was red hot and ventoux was everything i dreamed and feared it would be.
we even met didi the devil on the way up.

then this happened…
i was there

i was there

i was there
it was a day that has assured that i’ll be a cycling fan forever.

team bmc

7 Jul

pictures from the bmc team at the prologue on saturday…

how many do you know?

6 Jul

riders (and a couple of hangers on) at the prologue. but how many do you know?
my favourite is pat mcquaid drinking 12% belgien beer!)

wonders of the deep…

5 Jul

pictures of the time trial machines used at the prologue on saturday…
time trial bikes from the 2010 tour prologue
contador’s specialized (more…)

i read the news today, oh boy

5 Jul

as you probably know, i got to ride the team car behind mathias franck in saturday’s opening prologue time-trial at this year’s tour de france. a real ‘once in a lifetime’ experience and one that i’ll never forget…

100 climbs

30 Jun


a few weeks ago, after following simon on twitter during his build up to release, i finally got my hands on a copy of his book: the 100 greatest cycling climbs (a road cyclist’s guide to britain’s hills).

this excellent little pocket-guide is exactly what it sounds, listing some real classics from around the country. you can read reviews elsewhere and even see many of the pages here. i like that the descriptions are brief but detailed enough to let you know what to expect. there are only so many ways to describe a road going upwards, but all credit to simon for making descriptions interesting enough to read even if you aren’t familiar with the hill he’s describing. (more…)

live ’til you die…

25 Jun


sunshine, flip-flops, rod brakes and stornoway. riding isn’t all about lycra and light weight…

Where are we goin’ this fine morning?
What are we doin’ this fine day?
We’re doin’ the same as ev’ry morning!

We’re stayin’ inside on this fine morning.
Stayin’ inside on this fine day.
We’ll stare at a screen, like ev’ry morning.

And outside the window, spring is here,
And we’re gonna hibernate all year.
Under a pile of a4 snowflakes.

Cause we’re the new generation,
generation!
We are the battery human!

But we were born to be free range.
Free range.
Whoa.

We’ve got the whole world at our fingers.
We’ve got the whole world in our hands.
We get the blues as we grow richer.

Cause we need to fix out loose connection.
Out in natural World Wide Web.
Where humans evolved in three-dimention.

We were tuned in by natural selection.
And we need to go online each day.
But inside we don’t get no reception.

So join the new revolution, revolution!
To free the battery human.

Cause we were born to be free range, free range!
Whoa.

We are the new generation,
generation!
We are the battery human!

But we were born to be free range, free range!

Whoa.

big ring riding

21 Jun

the badger

THE BADGER: TAKING PEOPLE TO THE PAIN CAVE SINCE 1977.

THIS MAN SPENT HIS ENTIRE FUCKING CAREER IN THE BIG RING, EVEN WHEN HE WASN’T ON THE BIKE.

stolen from the brilliant BIGRINGRIDING blog. click the picture for more.

especially for you nick.

out with the old…

18 Jun

out with the old...

…and in with the new.

not trying to make a particular point but it was time for a change.

everything’s ready…

17 Jun

i washed my bike (for the first time), ready for sunday’s ride

planet x nanolight

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