Getting Started...
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All About Bike Week
Bike Week was started by the then Cyclists Touring Club (now CTC) in 1923 and in 2009 over 440,000 cyclists took part. The aim is a simple one, namely to get more...
All About Sky Ride
Exhaust fumes, noise and congested roads can make cycling in the United Kingdom’s busy towns and cities more of a chore than a pleasure, but there is a safe and...
Beginners Routes
If the first few outings on your new bike can be a little daunting think how passers-by, runners and fellow cyclists are feeling as the latest rookie rider wobbles their...
Building Cycling into a Fitness Regime
For many amateur athletes, the true test of their fitness levels is the triathlon. The event has become very popular in the past few years, both for...
Fitness for Beginners
So you’ve decided to take the plunge and go back on to two-wheels. Congratulations. But before you race out to the local bike shop and pick out a brand spanking new...
Joining The Cycling Revolution
There is nothing new about cycling as both a popular sport and an efficient mode of transport – just ask the Victorians. Nevertheless the past decade has seen an...
Stretching Exercises
In common with all other sports, cycling requires that you get the basics right in order to enjoy it to the full. And stretching exercises come near the top of the list...
Why Start Cycling?
Let’s face it there are many of us who haven’t put our feet on the pedals since childhood. Once adolescence arrived, it was a case of waiting for the day when the chance...
