Results, video and picture links from cycle road races held in 2021 which feature gravel, pave and dirt. Road races that have in common a touch of the ‘Roubaixesque’ about them. I am now based in Germany and so sadly I cannot say that all the video links can be viewed in other countries or… Continue Reading
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DE Scouting der Gö Strade Bianche 100 und Blick auf die großen Räder der Zuckerrübenroder ENG I rode to recover from a late-night party with a ride scouting sectors of gravel to be included into a 100km version of the Gö Strade Bianchi. I managed to add four sectors which may push the rode beyond… Continue Reading
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Gö Strade Bianche mit Tom – September 28 2021 My new bike Tom on a visit to Göttingen from the Netherlands has recently been riding in Tuscany and he wanted to ride the Gö Strade Bianche. This we did beginning with a westside loop, riding along the Leine Valley, into Thuringia and across the now… Continue Reading
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I think the concept of Cancel Culture as a thing (or Political Correctness and WOKE) is daft, because to frame any thoughful test of accepted narratives in negative terms is at variance with moving forward. To my mind it helps to test orthodoxy – it can allow us to learn from the past, to live… Continue Reading
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Results, video and picture links from cycle road races held in 2020 which feature gravel, pave and dirt. Road races that have in common a touch of the ‘Roubaixesque’ about them. Sadly I cannot say that all the video links can be viewed in other countries or will survive review by the geo-restriction or TV… Continue Reading
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Results, video and picture links from cycle road races to be held in 2020 which feature gravel, pave and dirt. Road races that have in common a touch of the ‘Roubaixesque’ about them. I am now based in Germany and so sadly I cannot say that all the video links can be viewed in other… Continue Reading
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A little while ago I embraced the dark side and put away my cyclo cross tyres and opted for gravel specific rubber instead. Making this paradigm switch in my head reminded me when I first embraced cyclo cross and also rode the Paris Roubaix sportive. Tyre choice has always been a lively subject for discussion;… Continue Reading
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Results, video and picture links from the cycle road race 2019 calendar which feature gravel, pave and dirt. Road races that have in common a touch of the ‘Roubaixesque’ about them. I am now based in Germany and so sadly I cannot say that all the video links can be viewed in other countries or… Continue Reading
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My favourite road cycle races are Paris Roubaix and Strada Bianche. I savour these two races because they do not follow the tarmac roads exclusively. In the former the competitors ride the brutal cobbles of Northern France and the latter it is the white gravel roads of Tuscany which feature. My manifesto is outlined here… Continue Reading
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A list of cycle road races on the 2019 road race calendar that feature gravel, pave and dirt. I have always had an interest in cycle races that deviate away from asphalt roads such as the Paris Roubaix ‘Spring Classic’ held over the notorious pave of northern France and I have often posted video, pictures… Continue Reading
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