Di Gem Atkinson • 24th April 2013 • Postato in Rides
Words & photos by Gem Atkinson
This past weekend saw the final act of the 2013 Spring Classics. Liège-Bastogne-Liège, the oldest of cycling's Monuments, pitches riders against a brutal 260km parcours with some stinging climbs making for one of the hardest dates in the sport's calendar. And this would be my Belgian baptism, taking to the start line of the amateur 165km route on the Saturday, before observing the masterclass from the professionals on the Sunday. We were blessed with good weather and upon arrival at the HQ, a chilled and relaxed atmosphere served to calm the nerves.
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Di Jeremy Dunn • 19th April 2013 • Postato in Rides
Images - Brian Vernor
Official Results
1 Thirsty Fusion in 8 hours, 33 minutes
2 Studio Velo 8:50
3 DFL 8:52 (winner of all the champagne)
4 OneSeven 8:55
5 Upper Echelon 8:57
6 Red Racing 8:58
7 Kitorder.com 9:23
8 Ritte Women's Race Team 9:39
9 Strava 9:48
10 Early Bird 10:44
11 SF2G 10:45
12 Bike Effect 10:59
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Di Joe Hall • 12th April 2013 • Postato in Rides
photo: Rhys Howells
Last week we featured Tao Geoghegan Hart's piece on crashing out of contention at Junior Roubaix 2012 and his ambitions for this year's edition. On Sunday he made it to the velodrome on time and finished on the 3rd step of the podium. We caught a few minutes with him in between sessions at Newport Velodrome with the GB team.
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Di Joe Hall • 10th April 2013 • Postato in Rides
All photos Jonathan Hines
The fourth edition of Rapha's homage to Paris-Roubaix, the UK's very own Hell of the North, yet again proved a gloriously bumpy, muddy and leg shattering day out. This year's parcours included two never-before-seen sectors of dirt and gravé and a new finishing venue where a lot of very tired but satisfied riders enjoyed beer, chips and the sight of Fabulous Cancellara stealing victory at L'Enfer du Nord for a third time. Below are a few comments from some happy roulers:
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Di Guest Author • 4th April 2013 • Postato in Rides
Words: Tao Geoghegan Hart | Images: © matschneider.de
Seventeen year-old Tao Geoghegan Hart was born and raised in east London. Part of the British Cycling Olympic Development Programme, the precociously talented teenager was a competitor at last year’s Junior Paris-Roubaix. With 20km to go, and with thoughts of the Roubaix velodrome looming, Tao was riding well and feeling strong. But they call it the Hell of North for a reason…
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Di Jeremy Dunn • 3rd April 2013 • Postato in Rides
On June 17th, Michael Tabtabai and Andrew Hudon will head out from Seaside, Oregon, pointed towards the eastern seaboard of the United States. Their 24-day trip will take them along some of the best country roads the Unites States has to offer and land them in Plymouth, Massachusetts. An undertaking, sure, but this is not the first time that they have covered these expansive stretches. In 2010 this team of two rode from Boulder, Colorado along a similar route.
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Di Guest Author • 26th March 2013 • Postato in Rides
Words by Julie Krasniak | Photos by J. Dunn
Julie Krasniak, from the French city of Metz, began riding at 12 years old and by the age of 14 was racing mountain bikes. Between her brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather, the Krasniaks have won over a thousand races. Julie currently resides stateside in Portland OR where she races for Rapha-FOCUS. Here she offers some professional advice for the Women's 100.
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