Come On England!
God bless Gordon Mundell. Last week I received a very pleasant surprise. Gordon, who’s cycled with us before and is joining me in Umbria next week, is a member of ‘Club Wembley’, which means he gets tickets for all the…
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An Extraordinary Looking Bike
Last Friday, Pete and I met up with Toby, our newest guide. A lovely evening, naturally, and we talked about our hopes and expectations for the summer, but the most interesting thing was this extraordinary bike which Toby spotted chained…
The Dartmoor Classic Cyclosportive 2008
On Sunday, Doctor Bike (Andy Sinclair) and I completed the Dartmoor Classic Cyclosportive 2008. Yippee! It was bloody hard, partly because it was so hot, partly because we hadn’t done nearly enough training, and mostly because I weigh so much!…
The Big Dartmoor Cleanup
With the Dartmoor Challenge only days away, and with almost no preparation on the training side, it becomes even more important that the bike looks the part. Apart from looking good at the start of the ride, and attracting admiring…
The Dartmoor Cycle Challenge 2008
Dr Bike Pouring a Drink Next Sunday, my friend Doctor Bike and I are entered for the Dartmoor Cycle Challenge . It’s a 100 mile bike ride round Dartmoor, which for those who don’t know is an area of moorland…
Sean Body – A Very Special Friend Indeed
Three weeks ago, one of my closest friends died. I’ve been a bit torn about how I record this event. On the one hand, what has Sean’s death got to do with a blog about running a bike tour company?…
Wine Tasting in Balham – Again
Last week was the April edition of Ruth Alexander-Gordon’s new wine-tasting club in Balham, south west London. She’s called it ‘Wines, Vines and Good Times’, or something like that. Not sure about the name, but we spent an evening tasting…
Nobody’s Immune To Nutters – They’re Everywhere
Like everyone else, The Chain Gang gets a few nutters along on our trips. One of the nicest and most interesting nutters is Tim Ockwell – I’ll tell you why he’s a nutter in a minute. His key saving grace…
It's All In The Tannin – Wine 101
Lizzie, our web guru, has asked me to reply to a question about why wine improves with age. Someone asked the question on a forum, and the Wikipedia answer in response was “When properly stored, wines not only maintain their…
Tornado Tom Wins Paris – Roubaix
Probably the biggest one-day race on the cycling calendar is the Paris-Roubaix. It’s a 260 Km (162 miles) race from, you guessed it, Paris, finishing in the velodrome in Roubaix in the North East of France On April 14th, it…
