The last two weeks of racing have given us some great results and racing but also some serious moments where riders are unleashing some completely unexpected tactics. Firstly in Roubaix we had Boonen pretending to do a Cancellara and now we have Wiggins doing a Mark Cavendish. As spectators we grow acustomed to seeing races [...]
My first road race of the season was without a doubt a disaster. With a lack of fitness I went into the Alpe d’Buffalo already with my excuses and come the finish my result was exactly what I deserved, atrocious. It was after a slack summer the wake up call I needed and with a big [...]
There are many things in life that I am passionate about, one of them is cycling, another is blogging, I also have a particular fetish for good ice cream and chocolate but one thing I am extremely passionate about is correct sock height. After writing two posts regarding the state of sock height I feel that [...]
You know, it really was the 8th interval that got me today. Until then I was in pain and suffering but still going ok. However as I turned the corner on that fateful 8th interval my legs instantly started complaining and the smooth pedal circles I’d been pedaling turned awfully square. The pain seemed so terrible yet [...]
Background In the time since SRAM first launched their road groupsets they have taken the groupset industry by storm. Since their entry into the road market their DoubleTap technology has both been loved and hated and was significantly different than the competition. After recent groupset updates from Shimano and Campagnolo, SRAM Red was expected to [...]
