Hills and bridges around the Welsh borders
The ten riders were keen to get started, and it was a fast pace down the A40 to Birdwood. It all settled down in the lanes, caping up at Soudley and removing them again before Parkend. Descending "The Rocks" near Clearwell was interesting, but disc brakes meant that...
Results from Tuesday evening’s TT on the Staunton 10 mile course
Eight racers participated on a dry but blustery evening. Again Matt Hill proved fastest on the night and extended his lead in the season long Barnard Trophy to 40 points, making him the 2024 champion. There were some very close times, with 4 riders separated by 33...
The Magnificent Seven ride again, this time without Yul Brynner
The Magnificent Seven rode out of town, progress hampered not by gunslingers but by traffic on the canal towpath: cyclists, runners, walkers, dogs, pushchairs, and a mobility scooter. The Wild West it isn’t! Too eager to leave this traffic behind and get onto quiet...
Brutal start to tempo ride
Today was the final and hilliest day of the Tour de France Femmes. It was also the first road stage of the mostr brutally hilly of the grand tours, the Vuelta a Espana. To honour these two events, the ride leader picked a particularly brutal way onto the Cotswolds....