The Spring one day Classics start soon and Mike Kirby can’t wait for the Omloop in particular as he describes here. Only Fifty Sleeps. It’s only 50 more sleeps to Omloop Het Nieuwsblad I gleefully announced the other day. ‘You are such an anorak’ said Helen looking mystified and a bit bored. She knows full[…]
Member Mike Kirby starts the year off with a detailed and amusing account of his goal to complete the annual Festive 500. Did any other Stars do the Rapha Strava Festive 500? Starting Christmas Eve, through to New Year’s Eve, 8 days, 500 km’s. That’s 62.5kms per day, nearly 40 miles, every day. Strava run[…]
The club’s illustrious TT time keeper Keri Williams, now rested from his 2019 season, has sat down and compiled this light hearted commentary on some of the people that took part and made it happen. Just completing our yearly time trial review, it occurs to us that some non-racers may appreciate a “who’s who” on[…]
Member Lee Heron gives us the inside story on his recent challenge – riding a 12 hour, 222 mile time trial Time trials are known as the race of truth. You can’t hide in the pack, slipstream or freewheel. You race every pedal stroke. Be it the Come & Try 5 mile TT hosted by[…]
Keri Williams created it and a few of you have ridden it and now member Mike Kirby gives a great account of his recent 7 Cols ride, as well as his views on Strava. I chased my first ever Strava segment last week. The ‘segment’ in question was the (in)famous 7 Cols ride, devised by[…]
Club ride leader Andy Perry writes another blog, this time on the merits of a smart turbo trainer But, but, but; riding a turbo is boring? Yes, it sure can be, but it’s a means to an end and with everything you can now do with smart trainers, even the boredom has lessened. Also remember[…]
One of the club’s first ride leaders, Andy Perry, gives a brief summary on how club rides have improved for the better It’s always easy to complain, but we don’t compliment often enough. This short blog looks to change that. Many of us can look back over the years and remember how we used[…]
TT Secretary Oli Wright describes his first experience of Track League cycling at Derby Velodrome. Since my first trip to Manchester Velodrome in 1996 as a 15 year old where I witnessed my hero, Chris Boardman, knock a massive six and a bit seconds off the individual pursuit world record, I have wanted to do[…]
Member Joby Mullens wrote an excellent blog last year on his Land’s End to John O’Groats charity ride, this year he’s been riding abroad – read on. It was an early morning in late July 2017 as my train edged out of the British mainland’s northernmost town – Thurso – beginning my long two day[…]
Member Mike Kirby gives an amusing account of his obsession with time trialling It generally starts about 5 days before. Flick open the lap top. Click on BBC weather. Ok, so, next Wednesday: Wind speed, direction, temperature. Great, wind from the South West, which should blow hard at my back all the way up to[…]