Tag: cycling
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Annual Awards 2018
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…
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Your best indoor training
space Hello UCC A few weeks before Christmas I saw an ad on Facebook promoting the Urban Cycle Club (UCC). This ad immediately caught my attention because it was promoting the next generation of indoor cycle training. There were photos of real bikes in stationary position attached to large screens with lots of data. I…
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Saving Rubber
Park Tools TB2 to the rescue It is at this time of the year that punctures happen more than we’d like. But how do we not let it ruin the day? For many years we’ve experimented with rubber saving innovations: everything from tubeless tyres with sealants, glue on patches, or even folding a £5 note…
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Urban Cycle Club – Raaaaaaar!
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,…
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Happy 2018
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!
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Hernan ‘Buzz’
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…
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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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December Hope
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…
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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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Urban Hill Climb 2017
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,…
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Exchanging Places
“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…
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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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A Road Bike Is Your Lover
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…
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Pedal Me to the Moon
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…
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La Vuelta 2017 – The Rematch?
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…
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Steve ‘Beethoven’
Slicing Swain’s Lane – UHC 2017 Cycling name? Beethoven. Why do you ride your bike? It gives me the freedom to express myself in which ever way I see fit. It’s my companion; my gateway to adventure and exploration. It’s my source of meditation and how I choose to free my mind. SPACE Favourite place…
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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 Cyclists Guide to the Galaxy. Almost.
Sunday mornings are bliss And Breathe Rain or shine the London Baroudeurs have regularly trained at Regent’s and Richmond Parks. Enjoying everything from an early morning spin before work, to welcoming newcomers, or simply keeping the company of good friends for a steady chat-laps. The Royal Parks have been good to us, and we’re pleased…
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Ride Up Grades
Hello August! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome August 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 each other to make a lasting legacy. It can…
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Will ‘WVW’
WVW on his way to Edinburgh and back! Cycling name? WVW. Why do you ride your bike? To stay fit and have fun. I tried a lot of different ways of keeping healthy but found them all too boring (running is the worst), riding a bike is not only fun, it’s social and challenging. What…
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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…