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This week, World Bicycle Relief launch their annual Christmas fund raiser; changing lives across rural, developing countries with their Buffalo Bicycles….
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Every winter, a growing number of British cyclists and triathletes are swapping their mundane turbo sessions for something altogether more…
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The European marathon scene is winding down after another big year for the sport, never before has there been so…
Yellow Jersey athlete Lucy Gossage was looking on form to beat her 2015 result of 10th at this year’s Ironman…
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After the recent race results and a good training block I was excited to start the final phase of my…
To say I was excited about my first cycle show would be an understatement. My wife stopped me having my…
My wife fell asleep in the car when she was supposed to be helping me at T1 during Celtman. Perhaps…
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What a summer. Five consecutive race wins including BIKE Transalp, a second National Championship and now a third win at…
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It’s the triathlon European Championships in Lisbon this weekend, and hundreds of age groupers are making their final preparations. Bikes…
An inevitable progression for most cyclists is to start working on their bike at home. There are a number of…
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Last week I turned 40. Yes, I know, hard paper round you might say (or more specifically: two children, too…
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Etiquette: “the customary code of polite behaviour in society or among members of a particular profession or group”. Road cycling etiquette…
Can BMX fill the track void? You might have noticed we are pretty fond of track cycling. In the last…
Brighton Big Dog has become a classic event on the UK calendar and an event I’ve won 4 consecutive times…
We love working with Dassi and their customers. Not only are their custom paint jobs beautiful, but Dassi continue to…
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In this article I am going take your through 10 simple steps beginner bike maintenance. Hopefully they will mean less time…
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I want to make clear from the outset I am an amateur cyclist. I am not going to be talking…
A favourite hobby among people who work in financial services is wild speculation. Since everyone is getting excited for another Tour…
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On Sunday 12th June YJ brand ambassador Lucy Gossage successfully defended her Ironman 70.3 Staffordshire crown. What you may not…
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Two weeks out from university finals and I had planned to enforce a self-imposed racing curfew however when the opportunity…
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We are very lucky to have exclusive behind the scenes photographs of Sir Chris Hoy’s latest photoshoot to share with…
You’re out on a ride, and pause your Garmin device to head into a cafe for a quick caffeine boost….
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The winter months often seem to take an age to pass but suddenly the race season is upon us. This…
I think we’ve all resigned ourselves to a winter of indoor training. Chilly January rides can be some of the…
If you read my article, the ‘time crunched ironman’, you’ll know I’ve enlisted the help of the coaches at SportsTest to take…
I have taken some time to pull together pre-filtered links to help you find cheap cycling gear on Amazon (see…
In part 3 of my ‘Getting Started With Zwift’ series I have a 10 minute video giving you a quick…
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