Tag: baroudeur
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Non-Stop Windsor (with 2 stops)
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…
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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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Giro 2017 – Week 1 Video Round up
Described as the most beautiful of all the Grand Tours – Il Giro (image by La Bicicleta News) Pink makes a statement It is suggested, but not substantiated, that ‘blue’ was originally the traditional colour chosen for baby girls, and ‘pink’ was the popular choice for baby boys. Perhaps this goes a long way to…
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The Shoe Set To Change Them All – Part 1
This floor is yours – Jack Lee makes custom moulds for the best fit possible in a cycling shoe Start Dancing Think custom cycling shoes and one name comes to the fore – Adam ‘Hanseeno’ Hansen. At the time of writing, he is racing in the 100th edition of the Giro d’Italia, and on his…
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Life before Strava – did it even happen?
Gone riding and loving it. The conversation revolved around replacing a bike computer. There were the helpful tips and advice you would hope for. Much later in the same conversation, a comment was made along the lines of “I don’t need another piece of equipment that tells me that I belong to a cool cycling…
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The Happiest Boy in Liverpool, maybe the world
Hello May! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome May 2017. The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate us for the year ahead. This month a certain Beatle, John Lennon, shares his experience with us: “When I got the bike I must have been the…
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One More Tom
The hardest and the most beautiful Classics Race on the pro-calendar – the Paris-Roubaix, and Tom’s won it 4 times. Here comes the Boonen In the early days there was nowhere to watch live pro-racing . We had very little in the way of choice. So, in the springtime, we’d ride to a little known…
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RVV Tribute 2017
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…
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It’s b*ll*cks this race
Hello April! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome April 2017. The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate us for the year ahead. This month former pro-racer, and Rabobank team manager Theo de Rooij, shares his observations with us: “It’s b*ll*cks this race…” Yeah, just…
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Thanks for the feedback
We’ve been given the green light – Image by Baroudeur, Hernan Gonzalez Clot. All Change, Please. All Change. Thanks for the feedback. Having discussed with team members and consulting with stakeholders, we have decided to go ahead with the club name change and ethos. The team will now be known as the London Baroudeurs Pedalbus…
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Mike Hall Tribute
Described as a quietly inspirational man and phenomenal endurance rider, Mike Hall sadly passed away today doing what he loved most outside his family – riding his bike fast. Fellow cyclist, Chris Shue was so inspired by Mike’s adventures, that he put it this way: “By all accounts, he (Mike) was just a ridiculously fast…
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Bicycles that can save the world
Hello March! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome March 2017. The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate us for the year ahead. This month the designer Grant Petersen, shares his wisdom with us: “Think of bicycles as ridable that can just about save the…
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International Women’s Day 2017
Smoke and Arriba, giving it a ‘V’ for the weekend! “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by…
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The Mumbai Mess
One hot country, two slick wheels, and three of the best bike messengers in the world. It can only be lunch time in Mumbai: Video © of WeLoveCycling Films – funny how the team car manages to find a cinematic free-road Three Baroudeurs With three of our very own Baroudeurs returning from a recce in India, it’s…
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Like a Bat out of Hell
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…
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Long Box in the Snow
“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…
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Meet your PC
Regents Park Cyclists meeting our local Police Constable, Rebecca England Meet your Police Constable Ever since it’s inception, the collaboration of clubs that make up the Regent’s Park Cyclists has sought to not just be present within the community, but very much part of it. From raising funds for 100 new cherry trees, to supporting ‘Kidical-Mass‘,…
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Emancipation for women
Hello February! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome February 2017. The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate the team achievements and motivate us for the year ahead. This month the formidable civil rights leader, Susan B. Anthony, shares her wisdom with us: “The bicycle has done more for…
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SKS Raceblade Pro
The SKS sometimes thinks it can double as a Slush-Puppie space Narrowing the selection Delaying the addition of mudguards is admittedly and usually for stylistic reasons – not wanting to let go of summer and conceding the fact that without the right kit, I am no match for the weather. So when I eventually look for a sensible solution, it is bewildering that many of the…
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Kent – One Two
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…
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countryside, exercise and companionship
‘So cool, we gotta wear shades.’ All images and video © of British Transport Films. space Those Were The Days ‘Countryside, exercise and companionship’ – Those, the modern cyclist is often tempted to think, were the days. But riding your bicycle isn’t a new pastime at all. It just happens to be somewhat rediscovered these…