A bike ride that joins together London’s cobbled streets throws up unusual perspectives on the city.
Category: cycling
‘Me?… Me?’
Adam Yates’ Tour de France stage win at the start of the Tour reminded me of a race he had won without realising he was the winner.
Remembering Paul Sherwen
Paul Sherwen had a successful career as a British racing cyclist and a commentator. But his secret was that he took the time and trouble when he didn’t have to.
Telling stories about cycling
Cycling author and podcaster Richard Moore on podcasting, cycling, Bernard Hinault, and Chris Froome’s Giro win. (And the salbutamol case).
The Badger and the young prince
The battle between Hinault and Lemond in the 1986 Tour is an archetypal story: the old king and the young pretender.
Geraint on climbing
Geraint Thomas’ tips on climbing, from his 2015 book, suddenly have a yellow-hued cachet.
‘Eddie, they’ll arrest you’
When the Tour De France crossed into Spain in 1974, Eddie Merckx started shouting the three words of Basque he’d been taught by Basque riders. If the police had heard him, he’d have been arrested.
Cycling books: life in the peleton
All professional cyclists crash, and they crash often. It’s hard to think of another sport where everyday calamity is such an ordinary part of the routine.
Coping with pressure
Etape revisits stages of the Tour de France through the eyes of the protagonists. The chapter on Chris Boardman’s prologue win in 1994 is about coping with pressure.
Armstrong, Pantani, and ‘Ventoux’
As a cycling fan I went to some lengths to see the stage production of Ventoux, currently touring in the … More