Tag: racing

  • Don’t call it a comeback

    Don’t call it a comeback

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    Simon aka Van der Vader – racing to the line at Hillingdon Don’t call it a comeback – What happens when you’re having an incredible year and suddenly you’re in a crash?  We talk with Baroudeur, Simon ‘Van der Vader’ about training, the fall and coming back in style. Race Results: RideLondon 100 – 7th…

  • PURSU | An interview with Sanjay Soni

    PURSU | An interview with Sanjay Soni

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    Refuel the natural way – B’s at the Red Bull race On an early autumn day the Baroudeurs meet up with Sanjay Soni to discuss the origins of PURSU – a no-nonsense nutritional selection of bars that naturally fuel active people.  We also make time to discuss where he hopes to take the company.  We…

  • Karolis ‘Orca’

    Karolis ‘Orca’

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    space Cycling name? Orca. Why do you ride your bike? I enjoy it.  I cycle to work and even on holiday I try to cycle.   I enjoy the freedom. SPACE Favourite place to ride? I haven’t been to many European places yet, yet Mallorca stands out for me.  Pollenca to the lighthouse at Formentor is…

  • Urban Hill Climb 2018

    Urban Hill Climb 2018

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    ‘Pain’ is just a French word for ‘Bread’.  More please. Thank you A big thank you to all the partners, children, families and friends who came to cheer at the Urban Hill Climb 2018.  It wouldn’t have happened without you.  Thank you. The Quick and the Brave – Povilas, 1min 47 – Hernan, 1 min 53…

  • Greg LeMond

    Greg LeMond

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    Image by Klass Jan van der Weij taken at Paris-Roubaix 26 years ago Conversations If you ask people who inspired them to ride a bicycle you’re likely to get a fond, albeit a limited response; possibly a family member, best friend, or hero.  Ask people who inspired them to go out and actually purchase a…

  • Urban Cycle Club – Raaaaaaar!

    Urban Cycle Club – Raaaaaaar!

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    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,…

  • Albi Part 1 – Testify

    Albi Part 1 – Testify

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    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…

  • Right on Time – Part 1

    Right on Time – Part 1

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    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…

  • Urban Hill Climb 2017

    Urban Hill Climb 2017

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    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,…

  • Pulling the Trigger – Tour of Ayrshire

    Pulling the Trigger – Tour of Ayrshire

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    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…

  • La Vuelta 2017 – The Rematch?

    La Vuelta 2017 – The Rematch?

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    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…

  • Steve ‘Beethoven’

    Steve ‘Beethoven’

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    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…

  • Will ‘WVW’

    Will ‘WVW’

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    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…

  • Happiness and a Bicycle

    Happiness and a Bicycle

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    Hello July! We are delighted to turn the page on the calendar and welcome July 2017.  The London Baroudeurs calendar is designed to celebrate team achievements and motivate members for the year ahead.  This month we look to fellow Baroudeurs and the Grandest Tour of them all for inspiration.  It’s July and it’s Tour de…

  • I say shut up legs. Do what I tell you to do.

    I say shut up legs. Do what I tell you to do.

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    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…

  • 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…

  • The Tour of Ayrshire, Part 1

    The Tour of Ayrshire, Part 1

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    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…

  • Giro 2017 – Week 1 Video Round up

    Giro 2017 – Week 1 Video Round up

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    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…

  • The Happiest Boy in Liverpool, maybe the world

    The Happiest Boy in Liverpool, maybe the world

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    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…

  • One More Tom

    One More Tom

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    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…

  • 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…