Thursday 17 February 2011

Sporza TV mini review of the cross season

Click here: Sporza Review

Everybody sing 'Zdenek Stybar'......

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Hit the North 2.5



Image: Jo 'Hanglebad'


Don't read this - read these accounts..

Dave Powell aka twinkyldave

Dave Haygarth

Organiser Jason Miles aka Mr Terrahawk

Oh and a whole hard drives worth of photos from David and Laura at Sportsunday here and here.


For the record, I rode it, and it broke both me and my bike. And I loved every slick, rutted, rocky, boggy, out-of-control, greasy, cobbled, slurried moment of it.

Jason's unique race is now an institution. And a great example of how to do things challenging, competitive, social and just plain fun all in the one package.

Monday 7 February 2011

Anticipation

The cobbled classics are nearly here. Not sure that Acqua Sapone will be a major player but here is a taster for the forthcoming Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, in the form of a 'behind the scenes' with the Italians at last years race. They look slightly out of their depth to me....