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Wiggins to Attempt Cycling Challenge

Sir Bradley Wiggins is to attempt to win a first cycling time trial title at the Road World Championships today. Now 34, Wiggins came second in 2011 and 2013, beaten by the same German Tony Martin, who he beat to get Olympic gold in 2012. Wiggins told BBC Sport that he’s in better physical shape than last year. “It’s quite mountainous and suits me more than Tony. Every year I think this might be the year but you never know. That’s why I like it.” Bradley Wiggins helped Team Sky take fourth in Sunday’s team time trial, despite team mates… Read more

24th September 2014 0

Cycling to Work Improves Well-being

Commuters who are more active i.e. cycling to work, tend to be able to concentrate better and felt under less strain than when they travel to work via car a study by University of East Anglia found. Travelling by public transport was even found more preferable than driving according to data gathered from 18,000 commuters over the past decade. Researches suggest that policies encouraging people to leave their cars at home could have a large impact on general well-being. The physical benefits of exercise are already well known and documented and this study has shown that there are also positive… Read more

18th September 2014 0

Cycle Tour of Britain Commences

Thousands of spectators gathered yesterday along the route of the cycle Tour of Britain which visits Usk, Monmouth and Abergavenny to the Blorenge Mountain to witness riders such as Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish ride. Wales hosted the third stage of the UK’s biggest professional cycle race which featured world class riders climbing the Tumble. Starting from Govilon near Abergavenny and ending at the summit of Blorenge Mountain over looking the vale of the black mountains and Usk.   The Tumble is famous in the cycling world for being one of toughest ascents in the UK with a big… Read more

10th September 2014 0

London’s Cycle Superhighway Plans

Two new Cycle Superhighways were unveiled in London yesterday which includes an 18 mile continuous East to West cycle route nicknamed the “Crossrail for Bikes”. The new routes will run East – West from Tower Hill to Westbourne Terrace and then North – South from Kings Cross to Elephant and Castle. The new routes will be substantially segregated and road space will be reallocated to those on bikes including one whole lane of the Westway flyover. The London Cycling Campaign (LCC) labelled the plans as a ‘major step forward in creating streets that are safe and inviting’ for cyclists. The… Read more

4th September 2014 0