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  • Bob Jackson rides again…

    After Friday’s epic today needed to be more sedate, so after a little reconstruction I decided to ride my oldest bike. Bob Jackson are located in Bramley, just outside Leeds, and their frames are still good value. This example is Read more

  • Polocini coffee-shop ride

    Having failed to contribute my efforts to 30 days of biking due to other commitments it seemed apt for me to accept my punishment in the form of a ride to the wonderful Polocini coffee shop in Romily (and back). Read more

  • The paradox of internal blood testing

    One of the more mysterious aspects of recent revelations about the prevalence of oxygen vector doping is the role of internal testing of blood values. One might ask how it is possible such testing failed to identify the level of blood manipulation Read more

  • Beyond the car crash: Armstrong testimony

    Most of the people I follow on twitter, whether professional journalists, or unattached commentators, seem extremely keen to dismiss any attempts by Lance Armstrong to belatedly confess his doping infractions. This is despite reports that he is prepared to testify Read more

  • Change Cycling Now: observations

    In response to a call from @cyclingfansvox, a twitter account set up to develop and channel the views of cycling fans, I made some brief comments on twitter about the output of the recent Change Cycling Now meeting in London. The document Read more

  • Welcoming doping into the home?

    Paul Fournel is one of my favourite writers. ‘Need for the bike’ ranks alongside ‘The Rider’ as a paradigm of attentive, illuminating observation: that its topic (like that of Krabbé’s masterpiece) is cycling, is a bonus. I wrote previously that Read more