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Cycling to Work in the winter

With the longer nights and darker mornings approaching commuters who cycle need to be prepared in order to stay safe. To ensure a seamless transition in to winter there are a number of top tips to ensure safe cycling to work and training continues. It’s easy to put these tasks off and try to ‘wing’ it but is it really worth taking risks and chances with your safety? Some choose to stop cycling to work in the winter altogether however, even a week off the bike can cause a drop on motivation and its harder to get back on the saddle… Read more

6th October 2014 0

Youngsters Cycle Mont Blanc

One round the world sailor from Hampshire is leaving his beloved water behind for a new dry land challenge to where he will mentor youths taking part in one of the world’s toughest cycling challenges. Adam Tuffnell is joining a former England rugby player Lewis Moody to lead and inspire a team of teenagers who will tackle to cycle Europe’s tallest mountain in the Tour Du Mont Blanc race. With 350km of cycling, paths rising to 9000 metres and the possibility of heavy sleet and snow it is an exhausting attempt for even the most experienced of professionals. Adam is… Read more

30th September 2014 0

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