Category: Race Reports
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Den Store Styrkeprøven – The Great Trial of Strength
Den Store Styrkeprøven 2019 – The Great Trial of Strength. Trondheim to Oslo, Norway. Baroudeurs go on tour in Norway!
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Don’t call it a comeback
Simon aka Van der Vader – racing to the line at Hillingdon Don’t call it a comeback – What happens when you’re having an incredible year and suddenly you’re in a crash? We talk with Baroudeur, Simon ‘Van der Vader’ about training, the fall and coming back in style. Race Results: RideLondon 100 – 7th…
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Albi Part 1 – Testify
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…
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Right on Time – Part 2
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…
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Right on Time – Part 1
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…
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Pulling the Trigger – Tour of Ayrshire
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…
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Strong is Beautiful – Mallorca 312
That’s a big number with an eco-friendly pocket 312 kilometres of riding with 5,500m of climbing Following a fantastic week of training with my fellow Baroudeurs, it was time to say “Hasta Luego” to my amigos and relocate myself to Alcudia to await the arrival of the 312 crew. I had a few days to…
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The Tour of Ayrshire, Part 1
space “But I would walk 500 miles (and I would walk 500 more) Just to be the man who walks a thousand miles To fall down at your door – Da da da da (da da da da) Da da da da (da da da da) Da da da dun diddle un diddle un diddle…
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Urban Hill Climb 2016
Gecko Power | Images kindly shared by Justin McKie space “Swains laps (five at a time) at least once a week for about a month and half before the event. Then I stayed out until about 4am the night before. I find getting that balance between dedicated training and lack of sleep to be crucial.”…
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Mexico, here I come
space Lauren, we’ve just experienced the Olympics in Brasil. What’s this we hear about you going to Mexico? It’s the Amateur World Championships of standard distance triathlons, and I’ve qualified to represent Team GB. All the big names will be there. The likes of Alistair Brownlee will all be there too. What does…
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Edmar – Skate Champ
The top British finisher of the Berlin Skate Marathon, 2014 – This tiger is a champ! space Edmar, what was this race you entered? I entered the London Inline Skate Marathon. It’s an event that our club runs. We hold 4 different races, that include quad (traditional skates with 4 wheels) and inline (all wheels…
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Chase the Sun
space Chase the Sun, 18th June 2016 The concept behind Chase the Sun is simple – start riding from the East coast when the sun comes up, and finish on the West Coast before sunset. The ride happens on the Saturday closest to the longest day of the year, and sets off from the Isle-of-Sheppey…
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The Temptation
Yep, the B’s are coming This is the ToC The temptation of closed-flat-roads of Cambridgeshire enticed many of us on Sunday 5th June to head off to Peterborough, for an 85 mile Gran Fondo. Welcome to the Tour of Cambridgeshire! Some of us were there to race to gain a place for the UCI world…
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Twice as Nice
Guapo and Gecko leading out The Baroudeurs are back in Town So we’ve got all the motivation in the world and the training to back it. All that’s left is to see what we can do with it. Naturally, we go and do what any civilised bunch of fun loving individuals would do, we settle…
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The Sun Shines On The True – ITT 2016
Too hot to handle. Too cold to hold. Motivation can come in many forms and at disparate times Take for instance an exceedingly long winter: training intervals in the dark; tactical conversations, because maybe we should get organised this time, or simply try something different; add to this a healthy pinch of snow and the…
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Argus Race – South Africa
Words by Rupert Wertheimer Day 1 I started my South African adventure with a gentle acclimatization ride ** to Simon’s Town and back to get myself familiarized with the geography of Cape Town (CT) and get the legs spinning again. It’s a pretty flat 50k reach out and back down the Eastern side of the…
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Unfinished Business
It’s Business Time It was a quiet and sunny September evening when Ben found his way to the track. This in itself was a success. Nestled in the Olympic Park, not far from the trendy bars of Hoxton, is Lee Valley race crit. As one of London’s latest race venues, the Baroudeurs had to…
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Race against the wind
He tells us he’s grimacing, but we all know he’s laughing Straight outta Oz All day I’ve been thinking about tonight. Focused on what I was doing at the time, but with an awareness that I had a date with something both frightening, yet exhilarating later on. After a ghastly wet morning, followed by crazy windy weather, I…
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Bear Aero
Let’s do this again! What’s in a name? Take the term ‘aero’ for instance. For those of you who remember the Rowntree commercials, of perfectly formed chocolate bubbles rising deliciously, you’ll recall happy days. In cycling terms, the phrase ‘aero’ can throw up a lot more weightier elements. The Truth With Alex Dowsett set to take on the celebrated ‘hour record’ before Sir Bradley Wiggins,…
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The Escape Artist
Race Ready It is said that when it matters, “arrive early”. This couldn’t be more apt than for a cycle race. With senses are required to reach dizzy heights later on for that mean-hour of speed on the track; a great way to get ready is to relax in the sunshine with a cup of tea and a team…