Sophie Wright would have made a most excellent Flapper; a slender frame, a lust for life and eyes full of the future! However, Sophie is actually less glitz and Ritz and more dirt and daring. The sparkle is still there, though, in her demeanour and in her words.
I have known Sophie for a... more
This time last year, Alice Barnes thought a place at the Commonwealth Games was "a bit of a long shot". A first year Under 23, new to the British Cycling Academy, a great Junior talent but perhaps m... more
It's been quite a year already for Paul Oldham: turning down Cyclocross World Championships, winning his first British National cross-country race, a best-ever finish at a World Cup, and being selec... more
Words and Photographs by Anna BuickIt occurred to me that I spend up to week at a World Cup venue but only ever report on the race. Of course, the race is what it is all about, but what about those ... more
Words and photographs by Anna BuickLee Craigie is not a name celebrated enough within British cycling. If the sport were to have an ambassador, Lee should be it. As well as being consistently one of... more
FLEEMAN TURNS FULL CIRCLE by Edmond HoodDan Fleeman the ex DFL, AN Post, Cervelo Test Team and Raleigh road professional originally came from the fat tyred, muddy world of mountain bikes, before mov... more
Images & Words Joolze Dymond.As the Olympic train heads for XC action in the 'field of dreams' at Hadleigh, the focus will undoubtedly be on whether Julian Absalon can make it a hat trick o... more
Images & Words Joolze Dymond.
Cross-country racing can be regarded as one of the hardest disciplines in the sport of cycling. This section of the sport is open to so many vagaries and be... more
I hate report writing. Typically I had left my summer reports to the night before the deadline and just as I was thinking of a phrase that would convey to parents, in no uncertain terms, that their ... more
Last but no means least in our series of mini interviews is Lee Williams. Niall Frost spoke to a cross section of the racing community and asked them 10 simple questions - TEN UNDER THE PEN...
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To help keep you motivated on the turbo trainer or on those long, dark, cold training rides Niall Frost spoke to a cross section of the racing community and asked them 10 simple questions - TEN UNDE... more
To help keep you motivated on the turbo trainer or on those long, dark, cold training rides Niall Frost spoke to a cross section of the racing community and asked them 10 simple questions - TEN UNDE... more