Category: Ride Reports

  • Flanders 2022

    Flanders 2022

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    We discuss all things Ronde with Baroudeur, Guido. His motivations, plans and how to engage the infamous climbs and cobble of the Tour of Flanders.

  • Skills and Drills

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    Always learning Even after 12 years of riding together, the Baroudeurs are far from perfect. But, we pride ourselves to be constantly learning. As such, best practices learnt from the track, racing and through club rides have helped us put together a collection of Skills and Drills sessions that, we believe, will empower newcomers and…

  • Trans Continental

    Trans Continental

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    Gearing up for the Trans Continental Race, we speak with Baroudeur, Jamie, about his preparations for the race that has captured the imagination for self-supported ultra-distance cyclists.

  • Everesting

    Everesting

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    What is Everesting? How do you do this on a bike? And, what does it take to make it happen? We pose this questions to over very own, Michael aka ‘Maverick’. And he has some cracking answers.

  • Pleasure Dome 2019

    Pleasure Dome 2019

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    Are you in? The message goes out in September: Track at Lee Valley in December.  Are you in? A flurry or replies from the team and soon enough the date is locked in.  Two groups will be bombing around the velodrome to welcome in the new year and impeding decade.  It’s a cracking way to…

  • France 2019 – Part 3

    France 2019 – Part 3

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    The ride back from Col du Galibier is sweet. But it’s not all about cycling in with the Baroudeurs. We take a break when the rest of the gang arrive; kicking back and raising a glass to honour the Crazy Brave

  • France 2019 – Part 2

    France 2019 – Part 2

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    France 2019 – Returning to the country that inspired to chase mountains, ride bikes and raise a glass to cycling. Check out Part 2.

  • France 2019 – Part 1

    France 2019 – Part 1

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    France 2019 – Returning to the country that inspired to chase mountains, ride bikes and raise a glass to cycling. Check out Part 1.

  • Den Store Styrkeprøven – The Great Trial of Strength

    Den Store Styrkeprøven – The Great Trial of Strength

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    Den Store Styrkeprøven 2019 – The Great Trial of Strength. Trondheim to Oslo, Norway. Baroudeurs go on tour in Norway!

  • Brussels for le Tour

    Brussels for le Tour

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    London to Brussels for family, friends and the Tour de France.

  • One Hell of a Ride – Ride100

    One Hell of a Ride – Ride100

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    The Prudential Ride 100.  There is no other closed-road event like it. Many Baroudeurs and their families have celebrated cycling in the fun and accessible  ‘Free Cycle’ ride in central London.  Followed by the excitement of watching the world’s best pro-cyclists race in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic. For those out there with the mind and…

  • Una Semana de le Tramuntana, Part 2

    Una Semana de le Tramuntana, Part 2

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    The Three Musketeers! Here it is, part two of the further adventures of the Baroudeurs on Tour –  ‘Una Semana de le Tramuntana’ The Longest Ride – Randa Monday saw the longest ride of the training camp with the 130km round trip to Puig de Randa. The first section of this ride is predominantly flat…

  • Una Semana de le Tramuntana, Part 1

    Una Semana de le Tramuntana, Part 1

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    The Fabulous Five on tour – with one more joining, to make it the Sensational 6! Baroudeurs on Tour With qualification races for the UCI world championships just around the corner, a group of Baroudeurs upped their training with a week of big miles in the cycling paradise which is Mallorca. Five of us flew…

  • Non-Stop Windsor (with 2 stops)

    Non-Stop Windsor (with 2 stops)

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    10 Sweet B’s space That Sunday Rhythm The Club’s WhatsApp group suggests a non-stop Windsor ride for Sunday Morning, setting off from Richmond Park at 8am. A smattering of interest is shown and the forecast promises that rain will clear before departure. The thought of having Sunday afternoon off to sit in the sun is…

  • Herts for Heroes

    Herts for Heroes

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    The team and the results A Favourite Test “North. Swains?” is Baroudeurs shorthand for a 90km route out of North West London via the infamous Swains Lane and interminable A1000 out onto the country lanes of Hertfordshire. It involves the kind of punchy, gnarly mixed profile riding that belies its modest miles and makes this…

  • RVV Tribute 2017

    RVV Tribute 2017

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    What’s in a name? – Well, these usual suspects. space Roaring Lions The Ronde van Vlaanderan (RVV) is where roaring lions look for cobbles and hard climbs to devour.  It is a race day celebrated by half a country.  Some would say, the whole country, especially when it rains.  It is the pride of Belgium…

  • Like a Bat out of Hell

    Like a Bat out of Hell

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    Who’s idea was this?! An alarm going off before 7am is barely a pleasant thing on weekday, but when it went off on Sunday 19th Feb, it meant only one thing – a journey through Hell. I won’t let you down The “Hell of the Ashdown” sportive is an annual test of the legs through…

  • Long Box in the Snow

    Long Box in the Snow

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    “Mate, it’s just another day of sun” – DC Long-Box, February 2017 Winter and smashing it on the hack-bike.  That’s Daddy Cool’s (DC) idea of a good time.  Throw in 100+km and a hefty bike-rack, to rub it in, and you’ve got the ideal Sunday morning for these mad men. Mesmerised We sneak through the…

  • Kent – One Two

    Kent – One Two

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    Crazy Legs letting the juniors choose what next Bent on Kent We had bludgeoned Windsor and Box Hill to death this winter, having gone there so often, and we were in no mood for doing laps in the park either.  With the sun reluctant to make an appearance, our patience was wearing thin, and we were…

  • Livin’ La Vida Vuelta

    Livin’ La Vida Vuelta

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    Tom’s looking for something ‘proper’ – we like his style. Livin’ What better way to take comfort from these cold winter nights, than to take a fond look at some of our favourite summer adventures?  Tom, the ‘Gecko‘, takes us on a breathtaking endeavour through ‘la Vuelta’ to remind us that there is a glowing…

  • I wanna be Free

    I wanna be Free

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    Debbie
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    “Less Donald Trump.  More Techno music” space Good Vibes As the rays make way for shorter days, we do a series of Ride Reports that look to toast the good vivbes we’ve accomplished this summer.  So here’s the first look – leaving behind the road-bike and opting for shorts over lycra, here’s a chilled ride…