Tag: fun

  • SPOTY – Gotta Love Ya!

    SPOTY – Gotta Love Ya!

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    Each year the sporting community comes together to celebrate their achievements through the BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year (SPOTY) .  With an unforgettable season in cycling, it seemed the only event that could possibly compete against a second consecutive win in the awards would be the unprecedented success of the London 2012 Olympics.    Winners:…

  • Blue Steel and a Dancing Stag

    Blue Steel and a Dancing Stag

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    Fooled again.  It was with a false sense of security as I rolled into Richmond Park.  The mercury dropped by 5 and it was freezing! All the same, a spellbinding welcome of low mist hovering over frosty meadows, and a glowing sun soon made things right again. That and the fine company: great to see…

  • Broken Seats

    Broken Seats

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    Seat comes off.  No broken hearts, thank God.  That could very well have been the result if it had come off mid-descent! Thankfully, Big Chase; Dixon and Matt were able to find all the bits and pieces and put me back on the bike again.  Whilst the fiddly bits were being taken care of, Dixon shared the…

  • Super Steel

    Super Steel

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    This lovely film from Rapha showcases the work of Dario Pegoretti, TIG weld pioneer and builder of bikes for Marco Pantani and Big Mig amongst others…

  • Vorsprung…The Invisible Helmet

    Vorsprung…The Invisible Helmet

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    Yes, you know how this one should go: ‘Vorsprung Durch Technik’, the German phrase popularised by the Audi car manufacturer.  It can be roughly translated into English as ‘progress through technology’.  Although, a more literal translation would be ‘advancement through technology’.  So far it seems, there is no single English word which is an exact rendering of ‘vorsprung’; ‘to leap ahead’ comes…

  • Ulysses

    Ulysses

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    It little profits that an idle king, By this still hearth, among these barren crags, Match’d with an aged wife, I mete and dole Unequal laws unto a savage race, That hoard, and sleep, and feed, and know not me. I cannot rest from travel: I will drink Life to the lees: all times I…

  • 27

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    St Christope En Oisans, France – the fast way.  27 minutes without music.  This should be interesting.  007 and Mario Cipollini watch out!

  • Glenn, Baroudeur, Singapore

    Glenn, Baroudeur, Singapore

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    First real ride as a Baroudeur & already tarnishing the cc’s name! Thought we’d head into Gardens By The Bay for a coffee. Unbeknown to me, you can’t ride your bike around there! I was chased around by a local woman wielding her camera tripod at me (and I quote) for “breaking the law!” Not…

  • Baroudeur Big Ride – October 2012

    Baroudeur Big Ride – October 2012

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    The clocks are going back an hour to mark the return of Greenwich Mean Time. Everyone is excited, including the news-readers, as most people in the UK have an extra hour in bed! That is, everyone except me. The Baroudeur Big Ride returns, and despite the nippy weather, the ride is always much fun. I…

  • AGM

    AGM

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    Not for us the stuffy boardroom, the pitiful sandwiches and corporate backstabbing of the boardroom, no the 2012 Baroudeurs AGM took place in more conducive style at the one-trick menu, french (Italian) maid served, queue round the corner, license to print money, second helpings deliciousness that is Relais de Venise in Marylebone. The nearest we…

  • Ghost

    Ghost

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    Tru-able and replaceable full carbon tub wheels by Dutch firm, FastForward.  Only 12 spokes on both front and rear!  

  • Ride of the Falling Leaves

    Ride of the Falling Leaves

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    Taking on the Ride Of The Falling Leaves (ROTFL) is an ever popular event that takes in some of the best Kent has on offer.  It commences a week on from the legendary ‘Giro di Lombardia’ of northern Italy.  This British escapade is a tribute to that ride.  Organised by the friendly parish of the…

  • Falling Leaves

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    As single-day races go, the Giro di Lombardia comes at a peculiar time of the year.  It hints to a finale of a very long season of cycling: what with 3 scorching summer classics back-to-back, followed by this year’s unprecedented Olympic’s, followed hot on its heels by the world championships, you could ask yourself, is…

  • Amazonia Woman

    Amazonia Woman

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    We’re enjoying a cuppa after Poncherello and Big-Chase have led us on a crazy loop of Hertford, and out of the heath, like a Jaguar, comes a familiar runner who happens to be one of our friendly Baroudeurs… Ed: “Hey Liz, what are you up to?” Liz: “For my next adventure I am heading to the Amazon to run, wade and probably…

  • Britain’s not so secret race

    Britain’s not so secret race

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    Earlier this year our good friend and fellow rider, Debbie M. revealed that an extraordinary documentary is being considered for production.  Dubbed ‘Britain’s Secret Race’, it aims to chart the history of what was once popularly known as the ‘Milk Race’, and what we fondly recognise today as the ‘Tour of Britain’ (ToB). What makes this…

  • Hi Galibier!

    Hi Galibier!

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    RS and Big Chase showing how to get down on Col du G.      

  • Gold

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    I’m on foot and it feels very alien.  My normal mode of transportation is nestling back at home and I’m on my way to pick up a new steed from the master craftsmen – Rob S.  I have great expectations. R.S. recently returned from his epic, and yes it is epic: sailing across the Atlantic,…

  • Glen ‘CHRONOS’ Thomson

    Glen ‘CHRONOS’ Thomson

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    What is your name? Glen What do you do when you’re not riding a bike? Look at bikes on the internet, advise others to look at and buy bikes from the internet; this does not pay very well so as a side-line I offer young people advice and guidance What bicycles do you own and,…

  • On Tour – Croix de Fer, Galibier, Alpe d’Huez, July 2010

    On Tour – Croix de Fer, Galibier, Alpe d’Huez, July 2010

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  • Things we hate about cycling

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      First, Stu: people with super expensive bikes- b*stards! not getting 2 lie-ins at the weekend pretending not to be tired on a Sunday afternoon wet feet when it rains getting dropped! punctures headwinds on the way home cycling cliques bonking walking in cleats Next, Ben: getting passed by someone wearing fluoro and trainers. unidentified squeaks,…

  • Condor Bivio-X

    Condor Bivio-X

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    Sparkler The Roubaix Challenge is less than a month a way and a lone Baroudeur has been invited to give it a go.  Surely the Captain will be packing the quintessential arm/knee warmers combo, a wooly hat and some beefy tyres for the cobbles, but what to ride?  Answer: The Condor Bivio-X. Get ‘ard as…