The final instalment of the alphabet of XCY is for Youth
Youths have a bit of a bad rep, but in cross-country mountain biking we're all lovely, and the Youths are no exception.
Across the country, across a range of levels, the Youth category is thriving. The U17 races are well populated and ... more
Photo A Replica of John Tomac's Yeti - courtesy of Rockets and Rascels, PlymouthIf you have a spare few hours to spend eye-rolling and looking at your watch, ask anyone over the age of 35 about... more
VWX---V is for V brakes
The transition from V brakes to disc brakes is indicative of the significant changes in mountain-biking over the last decade. Technological advancement is a continuum ... more
STU---S is for SvenSven Nys is a cyclocross legend. The best there has ever been. You may well ask, then, why I've included him in my Alphabet of XC. The answer lies not so much in the fact that he ... more
Given that everyone seems to have been enjoying the Alphabet of XC, we decided to stick with three letters each week and continue on into November! -PQR---P is for Paola PezzoPaola Pezzo, the Italia... more
I have had rather a quiet week where mountain biking is concerned, so instead of doing a quick interview with one person whilst out and about, I utilised social media and asked my followers and fr... more
MNO---M is for MarianneMarianne Vos is better known for her domination of the road and cyclocross scene, rather than as a mountain biker, but in 2013 she added cross country to her repertoire of tal... more
Winter is coming - Bike riding to bike cleaning ratios skew unfavourably. Time to pull out the grubby old waterproofs and add a kettle-full of boiling water to the cleaning bucket so y... more
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J IS FOR OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS
Julien and Jaroslav. Two of the big hitters of our time.
To read the highlights of Julien Absalon's palmares requires roughly one and half advertiseme... more
After the cross-country racing is done for the year, it is time to bring out the big bikes...full-sus, full gas!(I made Nick try this before I got underneath the jump to make sure he wouldn't land on ... more
Who: Tim GuyWhere: The regular meeting point for Wednesday morning training rides - Streetlife Cycles, Norwich. Tim wears:Nalini 'original' long sleeve jersey - it's too old to find on the intern... more
GHISo far this October The Alphabet of XC has included Albstadt, Burry, Codham, Drops, Emil and Fontana & Fumic. This week we get to L via China and Britain's brightest young talents - ---G... more