Splat! Red Hook Crit Milan 18
It was meant to be the glorious end to the year’s racing. Training for the race had been a constant throughout the summer. I was hoping for a satisfying finish to a season, something to be proud of and I’d […]
A Grumpy Brussels City Crit
A couple of weekends ago I was standing next to a van shivering in torrential rain feeling sorry for myself. I contemplated hurtling around a wet 1km circuit on a brakeless track bike. I thought of the corners, two tight hairpins […]
Summer In Brief
The last few months have been really busy for me as though I’m not a professional cyclist in the traditional sense, I do make a living out of cycling through writing, consultancy, digital marketing and brand partnerships and the summer […]
My Custom Wyndymilla Fixed Crit Race Bike
I’m really pleased to be racing fixed gear crits this year for a brand new team, Wyndymilla Hype Energy. Initially, I was unable to join a team and always raced solo as I’m sponsored by ASSOS (year round) and was […]
Thundercrit – Racing the UK’s biggest fixed gear crit
My buddies at NTLCBMBC (North London Thunder Cats Black Metal Bicycle Club) took a real leap of faith when they launched Thundercrit three years ago. At the time, they were a relatively new team with a tiny budget and little […]
My (Short Lived) Custom Carbon Track Bike
They say that bad luck comes in threes but I seem to be racking up the mishaps and misfortune at the moment. After a frankly quite horrible day that involved nearly breaking down on the way to Gatwick in a […]