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[Motogull]

I hope he can get more this tour. I love him.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Saw this earlier - had completely passed me by and hadn't seen any word of it at all, anywhere.

Chapeau Phil on a great career....Chapeau.

 

[Beach Hut]

Vuelta starts this Saturday

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Blimey, page 14!

The Vuelta has been brilliant, hasn’t it? Some superb stages, especially this last week.

It finishes today with a 24km Time Trial in Madrid.

Looks like Roglic will make it a Slovenian clean sweep of Grand Tours this year after Pogacar won the others. He has 2 minutes in hand, and only a bout of the illness that has raged through his team could stop him.

Plenty of scope for movement in the rest of the top ten though!

On Eurosport now for those interested.

 

[Wes Tupper]

Good luck to Glenn Murphy who is currently on day six of the Ride Across Britain. Today’s stage is from Carlisle to Edinburgh.

 

[Motogull]

We have a star in the making. Cat Ferguson, junior WC at both TT and road. Remember the name.

 

[Beach Hut]

End of a magnificent career

Mark Cavendish to retire after Tour de France Criterium in Singapore on Sunday

Britain's Mark Cavendish, the most successful sprinter in cycling history, will retire after racing in the Tour de France Criterium in Singapore.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

First time out on the bike for 2+ months yesterday. Didn't really think about the route Id planned as its one I've done countless times before, but with a quick blast through Abbotts Wood added on. Bloody hell it almost killed me. Got to Arlington tea rooms feeling OK, but by the time Id got to Ringmer, via Muddles Wood / Chiddingly, I was blown to smithereens. Limped home down the river to Peacehaven, barely turning the pedals. Still aching today. It was less than 50 miles

 

[Motogull]

First time out on the bike for 2+ months yesterday. Didn't really think about the route Id planned as its one I've done countless times before, but with a quick blast through Abbotts Wood added on. Bloody hell it almost killed me. Got to Arlington tea rooms feeling OK, but by the time Id got to Ringmer, via Muddles Wood / Chiddingly, I was blown to smithereens. Limped home down the river to Peacehaven, barely turning the pedals. Still aching today. It was less than 50 miles

Yeah I feel I am rehab riding too.

I can feel it coming back mind.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Yeah I feel I am rehab riding too.

I can feel it coming back mind.

Ive set my road bike up on the turbo too, so hoping I can get some sort of fitness back over the winter months using that...

 

[1066familyman]

First time out on the bike for 2+ months yesterday. Didn't really think about the route Id planned as its one I've done countless times before, but with a quick blast through Abbotts Wood added on. Bloody hell it almost killed me. Got to Arlington tea rooms feeling OK, but by the time Id got to Ringmer, via Muddles Wood / Chiddingly, I was blown to smithereens. Limped home down the river to Peacehaven, barely turning the pedals. Still aching today. It was less than 50 miles

I feel your pain.

I went up for Newcastle away the other week, and rode the NCR 1 from Alnwick to Berwick Upon Tweed whilst up there. Setting out from Wooler, it would have been a day ride back in the day, but instead I had to split it into two days. On day two, I suffered!, even at the snails pace I now ride at.

I'm very happy though, as I was off the bike for two years due to health issues, so just being back riding again is a blessing, for which I'm very very grateful! Riding in different parts of the country is really refreshing too.

 

[BrightonCottager]

Ive set my road bike up on the turbo too, so hoping I can get some sort of fitness back over the winter months using that...

I'm intending to do hills around Brighton at night this winter. I've got a short 4 mile circuit near me with 600ft of climbing, but there are longer hills all over the place. Peacock Lane is my current bette noire.

 

[Billy in Bristol]

Evening and one for those who are on Linkedin and are planning a charity ride in 2025.

The Albion fan led Social Impact project Legacy 300 has teamed up with several GB Cyclists to create The Purpose Peloton to showcase the charity fundraising achievements of mainly corporate people . Its free to be a supporter https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-purpose-peloton and hope you can join us. We also will have an Instagram account set up, please in the meantime follow legacy.300

I would love to create an Albion Peloton and to stage a day at Lee Valley and also a social event in Brighton . Hope you can share the LinkedIn Group and lets see if we can make this happen.

 

[Beach Hut]

Remco Evenepoel: Double Olympic champion sustains several fractures in crash

Double Olympic champion Remco Evenepoel has sustained several fractures after a crash on on a training ride.

www.bbc.co.uk

Hope he is back on his bike soon

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

My dad just sent me this. Pidcock is the undisputed Master of descending these days. Its not the fastest in terms of mph, but plenty fast enough on a twisty, dusty, technical descent. Incredible bike handling skills.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Any Cadence fans out there?

A new Clubhouse opens at Newhaven Fort on 15th Feb '25. No need to pay entry to the fort if you're going to the cafe!
Perfect for a ride ending coffee and cake for me!


https://cadencecycle.club/newhaven-fort

 

[Motogull]

My dad just sent me this. Pidcock is the undisputed Master of descending these days. Its not the fastest in terms of mph, but plenty fast enough on a twisty, dusty, technical descent. Incredible bike handling skills.

@DarrenFreemansPerm, he looks like he watches a lot of motorcycles at speed to me and has adopted their smoothness. Any thoughts?

 

[Marty McFly]

The commute to work has become slower and icier - took a rather big tumble on Thursday night - thankfully just bruising!

Edit to add: thin layer of snow on top of rutted ice