Cycling
On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: Grand Tours, like the Giro, require levels of organisation that are utterly mind boggling
The mechanics and I were chatting the other day, and we have unanimously decided that professional cycling is probably the least logistically friendly sport in the world.
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Tuesday, 7 May 2013 at 5:30 pm
On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: I figured he was pretty tired of people congratulating him, so me and Sir Bradley Wiggins just had a chat about the race ahead
Giro d’Italia? What’s that? I hear you say. Well, for anyone who has thumbed past page one in the cycling-for-dummies handbook (no, that does not exist) it is the second most famous race in the world, only beaten by a certain Tour de France.
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Friday, 3 May 2013 at 4:27 pm
The Road to the North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont Blanc: Sporting heroes
Without wishing to come across as a weirdo stalker, if I could dedicate one room in my house to sporting heroes, I would plaster the walls with posters of John McEnroe, Rafa Nadal, Chrissie Wellington, Marion Jones, Lance Armstrong and Haile Gebrselassie, to name but a few. I have watched them, cried over them, cheered them, and to varying degrees, felt let down by them.
By Gail Edmans | Notebook, Sport | Tuesday, 19 February 2013 at 1:46 pm
Injured cyclists must use their rights
The funeral of a married couple who were killed when they were knocked off their tandem bicycle in Bristol, and the recent vigil held by RoadPeace in memory of cyclists who have died in lorry accidents, have once more placed the issue of cyclist safety firmly in the spotlight. They also serve as a reminder of how important it is that cyclists understand and use their rights.
By Oliver Jeffcott | Notebook | Friday, 8 February 2013 at 5:49 pm
Doping in tennis: Is Andy Murray onto something?
While the revelations about doping in cycling are in many cases not new or particularly surprising, the spectacular fall of an athlete previously idolised by so many and the subsequent destruction of his ill-gotten legacy has had a huge impact on cycling and raised wider concerns about drug taking in other sports as well.
By Charles Reynolds | Sport | Wednesday, 14 November 2012 at 4:00 am
Google Maps brings voice-guided cycling navigation to Android
Google Maps for Android now offers voice-guided, turn-by-turn cycling navigation in 12 countries, turning your Android smartphone into a full-featured cycling sat-nav
By Alex Masters | Science & Technology | Thursday, 30 August 2012 at 3:30 pm
Snoop Lion, #WiggoWednesday, Gore Vidal, Zara Phillips
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By Ellen E Jones | Notebook | Wednesday, 1 August 2012 at 9:30 am
On The Road: Bradley Wiggins and Team Sky have made Tour de France history – it’s been emotional
Martin Ayres has spent the past three weeks on the road with Team Sky. With victory secured yesterday afternoon on the Champs Elysee, Martin looks back at a life changing experience.
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Monday, 23 July 2012 at 2:07 pm
On The Road: Team Sky can make history on Tour de France
No one on Team Sky mentions it; let alone discusses it for fear of jinxing the whole thing, but I can tell it is there.
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Thursday, 5 July 2012 at 10:51 am
On The Road: Team Sky are more Formula One than professional cycling
The team convoy was stuck in gridlocked traffic outside town when a policeman on a motorbike appeared out of thin air. On his lights went, and off we drove into Liege through a two thousand car guard-of-honour that had pulled onto either side of the road to allow us through.
By Martin Ayres | Sport | Monday, 2 July 2012 at 2:05 pm
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