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Cycle Legend Bradley Wiggins to Compete in Commonwealth Games

Sir Bradley Wiggins has been selected to cycle for Team England in the upcoming Commonwealth Games. It has been reported that cycling legend Sir Wiggins has chosen to participate in Glasgow this summer over the Tour de France. The 2012 Tour de France champion has been announced as part of the road squad but it has been suggested that he could also make a return to the track due to the unlikelihood of him being chosen as part of Team Sky’s Le Tour squad. Other Olympic champions Laura Trott, Joanna Rowsell, Dani King, Ed Clancy, Steven Burke, Philip Hinder and… Read more

11th June 2014 0

Tour of Britain: Cycling event to visit Hampshire

One of the world’s favourite and most famous free-to-view cycling events in Britain is destined for Hampshire. Organisers of the Tour of Britain have confirmed that they are bidding to route the race through the county. The city’s main attractions are its iconic landscapes, quaint towns and bustling cities. If successful, it will be the second time Hampshire has been visited in the event.  Famous cyclists such as Sir Bradley Wiggins and Dani King are rumoured to be among those battling it out through the competition. Dani King, an Olympic champion said “I think it would be a really cool… Read more

27th May 2014 0

Women’s Tour 2014: Cycle breakthrough

Marianne Vos victory in the inaugural Women’s Tour was predicted by many with some even hailing her as the best female cyclist of this era and perhaps of all time. Vos has accumulated many world and Olympic titles in cycling both on the track and on the road. She has also won medals seven times in cyclo-cross. Vos would be assumed to be a fiercely competitive woman however she has been noted to be a ‘gentle soul’ who takes her cat along to her races. However, when on two wheels Vos is an unstoppable force of nature, she outsprinted her… Read more

12th May 2014 0

2014 Grand Départ to Start in Yorkshire!

Yorkshire Cycling

Cycling is planting its ‘routes’ in Yorkshire for the 2014 Tour de France The 101st Tour de France is to begin in England, scheduled to start in Leeds, West Yorkshire on the 5th July. The event is said to bring opportunities to young people and schools across the country, with the aim of increasing the number of people who cycle in Britain. Just recently pupils from a secondary school in Yorkshire have been taking part in cycling events, introducing cycling to their PE curriculum. This year’s Grand Départ has been marked a step in the right direction towards creating a… Read more

7th April 2014 0