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Jaguar, Team Sky and an XF Sportbrake
Picture the scene if you will… It’s Thursday evening, you arrive home from work, shower, eat, turn on the laptop, catch up on some emails and there in your inbox, completely out of the blue, is an invitation from someone … Continue reading
Dwars door Vlaanderen 2012
The Dwars door Vlaanderen is the start of Flanders week. Although not a full-on Classic, its popular with the locals, makes full use of the cobbles and bergs that are scattered throughout the area and easily accessible from Calais. Last … Continue reading
Tour of Flanders 2011
My office is situated in the very first building you pass as you enter the Port of Dover. From my office window I can see every vehicle as it is driven into the Port prior to boarding a ferry. All day … Continue reading
Driedaagse De Panne.
I have to confess, it was not initially my intention to go to De Panne. With recent trips across the channel to watch the Dwars last Wednesday, Gent-Wevelgem on Sunday and Flanders and Roubaix still to come it’s starting to … Continue reading
Dwars Door Vlaanderen 2011
Photo Gallery Here In the grand scheme of things the Dwars Door Vlaanderen is not the biggest race in the world. No doubt a nice win to have in your palmares but at the end of the day it’s not … Continue reading
Het Nieuwsblad 2011
I am starting this blog on the ferry as I make my way back from this years Omloop Het Nieuwsblad. I am still freezing cold and my feet are wet through. God knows what the riders are feeling, it wasn’t … Continue reading
Manchester to Blackpool
So the day came. Something that I had identified 6 months ago, something I targeted as my day, my time to push myself. Not the reason for starting to cycle but the benchmark to how I was doing. Team Sky … Continue reading
Liege Bastogne Liege 2010
Thursday drove from Huy and arrived at La Redoute climb around lunchtime. The first third of the climb has been designated as a motorhome parking area, the rest of the climb is barriered off at both ends and has been … Continue reading
Etoile et Besseges 2010
By Andrew Walsh It’s 7.30 am, very cold in the French Pyrenees, I’m questioning why I do these things, I’ve 2 grumbling kids to pack into the car and a 3 ½ Hr drive to look forward to!! 4hrs later, … Continue reading