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Theres a lot of talk about women being more nervous of cycling on the roads than men. I don’t know if I agree with that. I do think they’re often more prepared to admit fear, which is definitely not the same thing. I suspect that men often mask their nerves in lycra and bravado whereas…
Catch this amazing drama about the life of Beryl Burton on BBC Radio written by and starring Maxine Peake by periodically checking on iPlayer for repeats here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01p0fpl A Woman’s Hour talk about Beryl and how Maxine Peake portrayed her is available here – https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nxzcd Beryl Burton was an English racing cyclist and one of Britain’s…
There are many initiatives for getting more people cycling as an everyday transport. One we’ve just come across is from the British Transport Police which tackles the concern around bike theft that puts some people off of cycling to a station rather than driving, incase their bike gets stolen while they are away at work. Police…
If you’re heading down to the only London round of the Pearl Izumi Pro Tour Series you’ll want to read this… It’s true. We’re throwing a party and you’re all invited. It’s on Tuesday 7th June 2016 and it’s the afterparty for the only London round of the Pearl Izumi Pro Tour Series in Central…
Imagine the scene. You’re riding along your favourite trail, safely away from the cars on the nearby road. You can hear birdsong from across the fields interspersed with the the gravel crunching underneath your wheels as you finally crest the top of the hill. You can that there are no walkers or horse riders further…
Not a lot of people know but David Duffield was one of the pioneers of BMX in the UK. While working as the marketing manager at Halfords Head Office in Redditch, David played a big part in building the first BMX Track opposite Halfords HQ at Icknield Street Drive, Redditch. The first official BMX race…
Love him or loathe him you’ve got to hand it to Dan Bilzerian, he certainly knows how to make a statement. Whether winning high stakes at the poker table, showing off his array of guns and girls or being the subject of questions around where he got the family wealth from there’s no denying 35…
There’s been a lot of talk in the cycling press about whether cycle helmet use is a good thing or not. While widely perceived to be on the majority of forums you might frequent, and indeed a good thing by tabloid journalists the evidence might point otherwise. You’ve all heard it from other riders, “I…
We came across some interesting research from Edinburgh University while we were putting together our awesome diet for cyclists article, looking at ageing and dementia. Boffins looked at brain scans from people who kept physically active and found that over a three year period there was less brain shrinkage in those who were more physically…