Hills of the Fred Whitton Challenge

On Sunday I rode over all the main mountain passes of the Lake District which make up the Fred Whitton Challenge. I didn’t do the exact route of the popular cyclo-sportive, it was a little shorter, but the main hills were all there. Rather than drive through the Windermere traffic to Coniston, I parked to [...]

Source: http://cyclinginfo.co.uk/blog/5746/timetrials/hill-climbs/hills-of-the-fred-whitton-challenge/

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The Hungry Cyclist Podcast June 2011 - The White Swan, Hunagrian Restaurant, London

H is for Hungary, and for our eighth visit on our tour of London's global cuisine we headed to the White Swan in North London. To listen to what happened plug in your headphones, find a comfy chair and enjoy.

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/thehungrycyclist/~3/PgiCgRqb01o/the-hungry-cyclist-podcast-june-2011-the-white-swan-hunagrian-restaurant-london.html

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Having fun in Pleasanton

Did you have fun? One of my favorite questions post race is, “well, did you have fun?”.  I never know how to interpret it.  If I didn’t have fun, then I am slightly offended, maybe even a little defensive.  Fun is relative.  Fun is hard to find when going 150% of your threshold chasing others around in circles on a blistering day where you would rather be at the beach.  Not that I know anything about this.  Fun is sometimes found in the sweat and pain, yet sometimes it just...

Source: http://alisonstarnes.com/having-fun-in-pleasanton/

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TdF Stage 15 ? Sprinters Rule

Covering 193 kilometers, or 120 miles of pedaling in today?s 15th stage, the Tour revisited 2 cities in the southwest of France that it?s come through many times in the past, Limoux at the start and Montpellier at the finish. Montpellier near the Mediterranean shore holds fond memories for the 2 Robbies on Team RadioShack [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tdf-stage-15-sprinters-rule/

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SOLE Thin Sport Cycling Footbeds ? CLEARANCE ? SAVE 33%

All SOLE heat moldable footbeds – SAVE 33%. The SOLE Thinsport footbeds can be custom shaped using a standard home oven for a custom fit to your feet. Great for offering extra support for riders with flat feet, pronation issues or weak glutes. Select one size larger than your normal UK foot size and trim down [...]

Source: http://blog.bike-science.com/2012/07/04/sole-footbeds-clearance

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Tour de Peaks cyclists tour de valleys

The mostly quiet rural roads of the Snoqualmie Valley were busy with hundreds of bicyclists riding the North Bend-based Tour de Peaks bike ride on Sunday. The bike ride features routes that criss-cross the Snoqualmie and Tolt river valleys. Above, cyclists pass each other on the Tolt River Bridge near Carnation. It great to see so many people out enjoying the clear skies and summer temperatures on Sunday. ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/2012/08/12/tour-de-peaks-cyclists-tour-the-valleys/

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TdF Stage 12 ? Klöden ? Pain and Suffering

To the uninitiated, when enthusiasts talk about how elite cyclists can suffer and push themselves through pain, it?s usually a good thing, a compliment. It often refers to a rider pedaling up a high mountain or a long time trial where the toughest mental competitors drive themselves beyond their physical red zone and can [...]

Source: http://www.teamradioshack.us/tdf-stage-12-kloden-pain-and-suffering/

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