By Richard Goslan
Sights you don’t normally see on your Sunday morning ride: two men crouching on the pavement, dressed in immaculate white salwaar kameez, slitting the throat of a goat, in preparation for the Islamic festival of Eid. A small child wearing only a grubby vest, squatting to defecate in the gutter. A cow being taken for a walk down the middle of the road, horns jingling with golden bells.
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Rutland is one of Britain’s hidden gems with quiet roads and a plethora of cake stops. The huge man-made reservoir of Rutland Water is the icing on the cake with cycling trails, nature reserves and sailing clubs. It’s a perfect place to let the family play while you ride. It may lack the challenging hills of the Yorkshire Dales or Peak District but Velo Club Rutland helped us find enough climbs and interesting roads to offer something to cyclists of all levels.
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In 1991 Johnny Marr out of The Smiths teamed up with Bernard Sumner from New Order and created the ‘supergroup’, Electronic. The idea of two of my favourite artistes getting together was incredibly exciting and I imagined that Electronic would open up new avenues of aural ecstasy. In truth, they were actually a bit average. Could the combination of Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins at Team Sky be as underwhelming?
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If you had any doubt about how to wear your versatile neck scarf, free with issue 255, let editor Rob Spedding guide you through it.
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Our two days of summer – in October naturally – have been and gone and autumn is out in force. Sadly that means thoughts turn to begrudgingly riding a bike to nowhere. Indoors.
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Team Boardman Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Sean has an Epic ride!
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Team Boardman Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Alan tries out rollers and circuits…
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Team Boardman Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. Lindy has a new recovery drink recipe…
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Team Boardman Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Sean dodges some eggs!
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Team Boardman Cycling Plus will be updating you each week with the highs and lows of their training as part of the team. This week Chris is back down under!!!
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Rutland is one of Britain’s hidden gems with quiet roads and a plethora of cake stops. The huge man-made reservoir of Rutland Water is the icing on the cake with cycling trails, nature reserves and sailing clubs. It’s a perfect place to let the family play while you ride. It may lack the challenging hills of the Yorkshire Dales or Peak District but Velo Club Rutland helped us find enough climbs and interesting roads to offer something to cyclists of all levels.
