Tag: crazy
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Una Semana de le Tramuntana, Part 2
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…
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Grant ‘Papa G’
Papa G and Didi the infamous El Diablo Cycling name? Papa G. I obviously had no involvement in it. It’s on account of me being a…. and having loads of kids. It could be worse. Cycling history? Used to take old BMX’s apart and put them back together with my mate Shane as a teenager…
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Una Semana de le Tramuntana, Part 1
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…
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I say shut up legs. Do what I tell you to do.
Hello June! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome June 2017. The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate members for the year ahead. This month’s contributor is a hero whose energy transcends all sports – the man who literally formulated the art of the modern…
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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 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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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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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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January – It doesn’t get any easier
Hello 2017! We are delighted to flip the cover and welcome January 2017. The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate the team achievements and motivate us for the year ahead. This month the mighty legend, Greg LeMond, shares his wisdom with these words: “It doesn’t get any easier, you just get faster.” …