The Tour de France in Yorkshire has got everyone in Britain going crazy for cycling. The nation has fallen in love with bikes in a big way. Standing by the roadside at East Witton on the opening stage of this year’s Tour in Yorkshire is like a surreal dream. I never thought […]
The West Frisian Islands are Holland’s wildest and most remote travel destination. They are what you might call ‘the back of beyond’. You can’t get much further north than this archipelago of islands which form a chain off the tip of Holland in the Wadden Sea. The islands are on UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites […]
On a clear day you can see forever when you reach the top of the Kielder Forest Drive in Northumberland with its mix of beautiful panoramas and woodland scenery. It’s like being on the top of the world with its big skies and majestic landscapes. The Forest Drive […]
Sir Bradley Wiggins must have woken up this morning wondering whether making his comeback in the Tour of Britain was a good plan. The weather was appalling. I was also thinking it was a bad idea when I got up at 6am to chase the Tour from Peebles, […]
The Tour de France 2013 is entering its final stages as the 170 riders leave the Alps behind and head towards Paris for the grande finale of this year’s race. The 100th Tour has been full of spills, thrills and fewer pills than previous years – with great racing on the […]
I’ve always been a huge Lance Armstrong fan… but this week has been one of dismay and disillusionment. I met Lance by accident after his final Tour win in the mid 2000s. By all accounts the combative Texan seemed like a decent guy and he impressed me with […]
British cycling has been celebrating huge success in 2012. An eventful year has seen Bradley Wiggins winning the Tour de France and the Olympic Time Trial whilst Mark Cavendish continues his dominance in the sprints. Now, the duo are whipping up a frenzy on the Tour of Britain which continues to wind its circuitous way […]
The Tour de France – what a magnificent British triumph for Bradley Wiggins, Chris Froome and Mark Cavendish! Surely, it had to be the best day ever for British cycling in the history of the sport. Better than Boardman, more stunning than Simpson and possibly superior to Beijing’s […]
Tammy has become very excited about the Tour de France again this year – with the potential prospect of a British winner. Bradley Wiggins has been wearing the yellow jersey in the General Classification for four days now and today’s race saw him retaining the maillot jaune for […]
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