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  • Michael Goolaerts tribute

    Michael Goolaerts tribute

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    Farewell Michael | Image by RTE We are saddened to learn of Michael ‘Goolie’ Gollaerts passing today whilst racing the 116th Paris-Roubaix Classic, but had to share and celebrate his life. Thank you, Michael. Ride in Peace.    

  • Saturday Social Ride

    Saturday Social Ride

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    Hello everybody! We are delighted to announce the first of the Saturday Social Rides. Designed to give you the opportunity to have a wider variety of riding and newcomers the chance to enjoy a chilled morning with the B’s. Kicking off Saturday 31 March.  Please get in touch by email if you’d like to know…

  • Baroudeurs on IG

    Baroudeurs on IG

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    Watch Us Now We’re sharing the fun of cycling on a swanky new IG gallery.  Get in touch to share your funky pictures and share in the adventures of the London Baroudeurs. Thank you!  

  • Annual Awards 2018

    Annual Awards 2018

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    Cos the party’s over here… Thank you A big shout-out to everyone for making this year’s London Baroudeurs Awards Night possible.  Just like the Academy Awards, we wait until the new year to reflect and celebrate  people’s achievements. Celebrate With such an event we couldn’t possibly celebrate at just any old venue.  After almost 10…

  • Urban Cycle Club – Raaaaaaar!

    Urban Cycle Club – Raaaaaaar!

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    Raaaaaaar! The London Baroudeurs would like to thank our very own Kostas for organising our training sessions at the newly opened Urban Cycle Club (UCC) – helping us to close our 2017 season on a high and opening up 2018 with a bang! The UCC Mission is to ‘provide London’s cyclists a more engaging, productive,…

  • Happy 2018

    Happy 2018

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    Thank you for yet another magnificent year. May there always be air in your tyres, the warm sun on your back, and clear roads ahead.  Happy 2018. Let the good times roll, mon amis.  Mon Baroudeurs!    

  • Hernan ‘Buzz’

    Hernan ‘Buzz’

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    The smile, the enthusiasim, the Buzz Cycling name? SPARTACUS, TORO and Buzz.  I prefer Toro, but Buzz is a super hero, so is not so bad, but Toro is more me – Spanish! Why do you ride your bike? I used to run, a lot… I did some triathlons (sprint distances).  I ran so much…

  • Albi Part 1 – Testify

    Albi Part 1 – Testify

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    Who said cycling could be so much fun?  These three amigos. “Riding with Alex definitely helped, there were some dark times especially towards the end…” Racing.  It’s one of those experiences that never leaves you.  And what could be possibly be more alluring than riding with people from all over the world in the most beautiful…

  • December Hope

    December Hope

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    Hello December! We are delighted to turn the page on the club calendar and welcome the final month of 2017.  The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate members each day.  This month we take a moment to reflect on the highlights of the year and the friendships made.  Allez les…

  • Right on Time – Part 2

    Right on Time – Part 2

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    The cycling factory – warming up for the TTT Time for some action In the second installment of the Team Time Trial (TTT) we talk with Baroudeurs, Steve and Lowell about their training and race day memories at the inaugural TTT of the Tour of Cambridgeshire: Right on Time with Steve ‘Bison’ He can climb…

  • Remember November

    Remember November

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    Go riding in November! We are delighted to turn the page on the club calendar and welcome November 2017.  The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate members each day.  This month we look to those short days when the conversation is just as important as the bike ride.   When…

  • Right on Time – Part 1

    Right on Time – Part 1

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    One of the three Baroudeur teams contesting the ToC Team Time Trial Every second counts They say that a time trial is a race of truth.  It’s a tall order riding as an individual (ITT), but racing for a team (TTT) raises many more challenges and some very good reasons to chase the clock. We…

  • Urban Hill Climb 2017

    Urban Hill Climb 2017

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    And breathe My Year 2017 was my first year of racing and I can tell you first hand that I’ve learned more than I anticipated. I am nothing short of amateur and my racing record isn’t one to brag about but after a crash during the Full Gas criterium series at Lee Valley in June,…

  • Kostas “Honey Badger”

    Kostas “Honey Badger”

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    That’s Honey Badger Passion right there Cycling name? ‘Ratle’. I don’t how on earth Lowell et al. came up with this but I like the Honey Badger. (Actually, you can thank Ben) Why do you ride your bike? Cycling is freedom.  It’s just me and a road.  I can go to places that I would…

  • Exchanging Places

    Exchanging Places

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    “What do you think you should do?” – Peter, Police Officer with Exchanging Places Safely behind the wheel and behind the bars No Room for Error Riding through the ‘Bush’, my cycling eyes clock onto a lorry slap bang in the middle of the green.  Covered in Met-Police colours, surrounded by officers in cycling gear…

  • Balance

    Balance

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    Tom ‘Gecko’ rocketing up the infamous Urban Hill Climb Hello October! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome October 2017.  The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate members each day.  This month we look to the next generation of Baroudeurs and how we can encourage…

  • Rupert ‘Zulu’

    Rupert ‘Zulu’

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    Zulu Warrior Cycling name? Zulu. I think it’s because I like riding in the heat. Why do you ride your bike? Pushing my limits and escaping the grind. Favourite place to ride? Somewhere warm and sunny, Majorca, South Africa and England on a lovely summers day.  Switchbacks galore Up or down mountains? Down, but working hard on getting…

  • Pulling the Trigger – Tour of Ayrshire

    Pulling the Trigger – Tour of Ayrshire

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    Slick and smiles. Pulling the Trigger – Tour of Ayrshire I once heard cycling referred to as meditation at gun point. 5K into the Tour of Ayrshire and I’m ready to pull the trigger. Muscles need heat to perform at this speed and if Kilmarnock is lacking anything this morning, it is heat. The initial…

  • A Road Bike Is Your Lover

    A Road Bike Is Your Lover

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    Go riding in September! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome September 2017.  The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate members each day.  This month we look to those great days of when we can simply jump on our bikes and ride to nowhere. When…

  • Pedal Me to the Moon

    Pedal Me to the Moon

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    Is there anything more fun than this? What can possibly be more exciting than riding around the city under your own steam?  By bike, skates, or scooter, they can be the most rewarding modes of transport available.  Everything else just doesn’t seem to work the way it ought to.  But how do you get people…

  • La Vuelta 2017 – The Rematch?

    La Vuelta 2017 – The Rematch?

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    It’s here – 3 weeks of pro-cycling Grand Tour (GT) finale.   Potentially a rematch, but with some climbs at 30% and with a bus load of General Classification (GC) contenders, anything can happen.  It can only be La Vuelta. The Stars Home team, Movistar gain Landa for next year, but no Quintana, nor Valverde in…