A new venue, a new Mayhem? Arriving on Friday afternoon and pitching up with the Retrobike chaps for the annual get together we luckily managed to pitch the tents in what was one of the dryer points of the weekend … Continue reading →

Shooting stills is easy compared with video or film. Really, it’s so hard making movies, it’s no wonder they have so many people involved. And this one was no different. Turning up at 8am for a film crew breakfast last … Continue reading →

If you’ve ever wondered what an Olympic breakfast is like…it’s pretty much the same as a normal one (all be it a normal healthy one). Cereal. Yoghurt. Fruit. Coffee. I think I saw some beans in there too, but I’d … Continue reading →

A day out with the Wiggle Honda Women’s Pro Cycling Team. A morning ride and an evening ride every day. Blue skies and green and yellow fields lined up to welcome our international guests for the first of their daily constitutionals. … Continue reading →

A head full of Prosecco and ears full of Euro electro noise, I awoke late and leisurely wandered down to breakfast to see a line of journalists and riders congregating by a room designated to a product launch, scheduled for … Continue reading →

The last time I was in Vicenza was 1984. We stayed at a monastery for some reason (probably the last place with a room) and I watched the European Cup final on TV with a load of monks. Roma v … Continue reading →

Ever thought about shopping by bike? The CycleLogistics project was launched in May 2011 and is a Europe wide project funded for 3 years by the EU’s Intelligent Energy – Europe programme. It promotes energy efficiency and a more rational … Continue reading →

With Stage 19 cancelled it was unlikely 20 was going to fare any better against mother nature’s icy blasts so the organizers re-routed the day’s racing to avoid passes like the Giau which were heavily affected by the snow. With … Continue reading →

You will regret it if you are not the first to ride there. Why? This is our moment – the first Mountain Mayhem of the rest of our lives! It sounds a bit dramatic we know. But do you know … Continue reading →

An uphill time trial is always going to hurt at least half of the peloton though with the weather worsening as the day went on it seemed those riding later 9and higher up the GC) were to suffer most with … Continue reading →