Cycling musings and stories from a life on two wheels
Meet the Skinny Tyres team – Toby Green
Toby Green A keen club cyclist for most of his life, Toby has ridden with clubs in London and Scotland and raced across the UK. When he tells you he has not done much training, you know he’s about to rip your legs off. Toby just completed Lands End to John O’Groats in May 2010……
The Rapha Festive 500 Day 1
As I put on layer upon layer of clothing, I started to wonder why I was commiting myself to ride 500km between the 23rd and 30th Dec 2010. I’d also decided to ride the 500 on my fixed wheel. Something I had read way back, mentioned better traction in the snow on a fixed. It……
The Rapha Festive 500
With the pounds piling on and every excuse in the book coming out for not riding his bike just now, Scot at Skinny Tyres was in desperate need of something to spur his motivation through the festive period. That spur came from a Twitter message by @filles_a_velo http://www.filles-a-velo.com/ who mentioned the Rapha Festive 500. Now not normally one……
Ten great books about cycling
The William Hill Sports Book of the year was announced yesterday (30.11.10). This got us thinking about the cycling books that had won and been nominated. Only two books about cycling have won: “It’s not about the bike” by Lance Armstrong in 2000 and “Rough Ride” by Paul Kimmage in 1990 However, there have been two……
Hugo Koblet – Pedaleur de Charme
A new film on Swiss champion cyclist and 1950 Giro winner, Hugo Koblet received its world premiere in August 2010. Directed by Daniel von Aarburg, it tells the story of the cyclist, who died only aged 39, after crashing his Alfa Romeo. He became one of the first post war cycling superstars, which brought a lavish……
