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  • Paris – Roubaix 2015

    When I visited Gent six weeks or so ago, it was to see the city and take in a little bit of cycling. Hence I got to watch Omloop Het Nieuswblad and Kuurne Brussels Kuurne. The former was a more interesting race and I duly found a nice bit of a cobbled ‘berg to view…

  • Pavé

    This weekend sees the Tour of Flanders, and next weekend is Paris – Roubaix. Since it’s been a while since I last did some screen printing, I thought I’d try to make a print based on the cobbled classics. I’m quite pleased with the results, but I thought I’d run through my process. I actually…

  • Staying Alive in London on a Bike

    While I wouldn’t say I was a cycling activist, I am definitely a cycling advocate. I love to talk about all forms of cycling, and have always enjoyed being out on a bike. I’ll dispense advice, rave about how wonderful Bromptons are, spend hours watching cycling on Eurosport, go out and take photos of cyclists,…

  • Kuurne Brussels Kuurne 2015

    If Omloop Het Nieuwsblad is for the tough guys of the peleton, then Kuurne Brussels Kuurne is a sprinters’ race. The two come together over the last weekend of February or the first weekend of March, although they seem to have different promoters. That also possibly explains why no broadcaster took the more exciting Het…

  • Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2015

    With a couple of days holiday to use up before the end of February, and not being too certain where to go, a friend suggested that Ghent was nice. I’d never been, and then I realised that if I did go, it’d be in time for the “Opening Weekend” of the Spring Classics – the…

  • Revolution – Round 1

    In my ongoing quest to get through all the photos I’ve previously taken and been sitting on, we reach this October 2014 event – the first round of the UK track competition, Revolution. To put this in perspective, they’ve just had Round 4. And it’s coming back to London in a few weeks, so I…

  • Smithfield Nocturne 2014

    Yes, I’m still going through photos I talk last year, but somehow never got around to publishing. For these we go back more than six months for the annual Smithfield Nocturne in Smithfield Market. A few here, and loads more on Flickr.

  • Cyclo Cross World Cup – Part 2 – Men’s Race

    As well as photos of the women’s race I also took photos of the men’s race, the weekend before last in Milton Keynes. Cyclo cross seems to have had something of a resurgence in the UK over the last few years. But then again, so has cycling in general. I’ve been going to the Rapha…

  • Cyclo Cross World Cup – Milton Keynes 2014 – Part 1

    Over the weekend, it was the Milton Keynes round of the UCI’s Cyclo Cross World Cup. It’s the first time a round of this event has taken place outside mainland Europe. So definitely worth a 30 minute train ride up to see it! The event took place on a specially built course in Campbell Park,…

  • A Lovely Day To Be Out On A Mountain Bike

  • The Helmet Debate

    I have a confession to make. On my daily commute, cycling on my Brompton from King’s Cross Station to work, I don’t wear a cycling helmet. Come to that, I don’t particularly “do” high-vis either. I realise to some I must be dicing with death by behaving so recklessly. Part of my reasoning is that…

  • Tour of Britain 2014 – Stage 8 (London)

    A good day yesterday at the Tour of Britain watching first the time trial, and later a 10 lap circuit race around town. Lots of opportunities for photos, and I took them! For all my photos, head over to Flickr. And for something a little different, here are some of my photos along with some…