Monday 16th July Angers to Chinon: 4 hours 50 min, 88km “The day started with me on the side of the road, dismantling my front mudguard. I was trying to figure out how to align it correctly so that it did not touch the tyre. What baffled me […]
Sunday 15th of July Ingrandes to Angers: 4 hours 26 min, 67km “I was woken up at 11pm last night to what sounded like a French revolution! From the number of bangs, I presumed it was a magnificent fireworks display (I was too tired to even lean out […]
It’s time to get up to date with Matt Krog as he cycles along the Eurovelo 6 from Nantes to Budapest. Saturday 14th July Nantes to Ingrandes: 4 hours, 68km “Breakfast came included with the hotel price and so I decided to take advantage by helping myself to […]
I can see why Mark Zuckerberg paid $1 billion for Instagram (but can’t figure out how he’ll ever get his money back; then again, I didn’t start Facebook and he did…). These are four of my recent Instagram photos. I am, predictably, CyclingEurope… ย ย ย ย
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I wouldn’t like to stretch the comparison too far but there are parallels between cycling long distances and embarking on this volunteer role at London 2012. Despite my training (which, whatever you may believe from reading the papers was thorough, professional & above all useful), I’m still not […]
Is cycling set to have its own version of Top Gear? “ITV4’s new cycling based chat show. Broadcast Mondays 8pm, repeated Saturdays 5:30pm in HD. Sponsored by chainreactioncycles.com and produced by Century TV.ย The Cycle Show is a light hearted chat show with pedal power themed features, where cycling […]
A couple of weeks ago I posted the BBC Olympic Trailer; sleek, stylish, arty… It’s not quite like that in some places around the World as these three television trailers for the London Olympics demonstrate. They all have their charms however, kicking off with NBC’s Hollywood take on […]
