Last Sunday the 2017 Tour de France finished on the Champs Elysee in Paris. It was a short stage and a short commentary day for the TV pundits. Like many cycling fans I spend many an afternoon on the couch watching and listening to the commentators on Eurosport, and had a vision of them doing …
Month: July 2017
How to handle rain Here in Ireland we love to talk about the weather. It’s a national pastime. Cyclists are no different and will always have an eye on the weather forecast before going for spin. Ireland has some of the most beautiful scenic roads in the World for cycling. Foreign cyclists who come here …
Sprinters are a rare breed. Off the bike some can be brash and overconfident, but the majority tend to be softly spoken and gentle creatures. However, when you put either kind on a bicycle within sight of a finish line they become ferocious raging animals, gladiators fighting as if their lives depended upon crossing that …
What cycling was like before Strava : Cycling due to the individuality of the sport and the competitive nature of bike racing in general is often seen to be a discipline where to win at all costs is the only thing that matters. For sure, in the heat of battle when the line is in …