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If this is my mid-life crisis then count me in…

| Blog, Cycling Plus | no responses | 29/09/2010 09:28am

This morning on Radio 5 there was yet another report on recent research that found that cycling, and road cycling in particular, is the new sign of a mid-life crisis in men. It doesn’t feel like a crisis to this middle aged man…

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Cycling England looks set for axe

| Cycling Plus, News | no responses | 24/09/2010 09:57am

A government document leaked to The Daily Telegraph lists 117 taxpayer-funded bodies to be scrapped and Cycling England is among them – which could mean trouble for cycle training and even Cycling Demonstration Towns.

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What’s that coming over the hill?

| Cycling Plus | no responses | 22/09/2010 13:31pm

It’s a fat bloke in a Cycling Plus jersey by the looks of it. Didn’t realise the wobble bit of the Cobble Wobble referred to my gut.

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My ride’s been pimped!

| Cycling Plus | no responses | 17/09/2010 14:59pm

If you read my previous post you’ll know that on Sunday I’ve entered the Cobble Wobble hill climb in Frome, Somerset. Here’s a sneaky peak at my ride!

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Cobble Wobble woo-hoo!

| Blog, Cycling Plus | no responses | 16/09/2010 18:36pm

In one of my first Cycling Plus editor’s letters I threatened to enter a hill climb and be sick on my shoes.  Three years on it finally happens, so if you want to see such a thing – and who wouldn’t – then head to Frome in Somerset this Sunday…

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Double your money

| Cycling Plus, Features | no responses | 14/09/2010 13:30pm

You can pick up a road bike for £300 or you can blow your life savings. So, asks Pete Giddings, what’s the difference?

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A champion night out.

| Cycling Plus, News | no responses | 14/09/2010 09:23am

Cycling stars including Olympic gold medallists Chris Boardman and Nicole Cooke will be guests at a glittering event to help sick babies and children.

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Supportive. Or slightly scary?

| Blog, Cycling Plus | no responses | 09/09/2010 14:43pm

These paper masks from Rapha Condor Sharp are a great way of showing your support for the boys during the Tour of Britain. Or giving your children pro-cycling related nightmares. Either way we like ‘em…

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The devil’s in the detail…

| Blog, Cycling Plus | no responses | 06/09/2010 11:58am

I’m back at my desk feeling rather shell-shocked following a week at the world’s biggest bike show. There were lots of bikes, bits and a devil…

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Here comes the bride (in some style!)

| Blog, Cycling Plus | no responses | 29/08/2010 07:21am

Paul Smith, Cycling Plus tech guru and ace photographer, knew exactly what he wanted to get his new wife as a wedding present – a retro bike. He couldn’t find an off-the-shelf model, though, so he made one…

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