Jul 12, 2016

Well Redhook criterium was certainly a bike race I’ll never forget. A few months ago I got asked if I wanted to compete in a bike race in London. I said yes straight away knowing I was free and loving any type of bike racing. Well… Always check what your letting yourself in for! After doing some research on the race I soon found out it wasn’t...

Jul 5, 2016

I figured if anything warranted a blog it was winning a stage of the Giro Rosa. Also, one of my pushy Twitter followers suggested I should write a blog so here I am. I’ve started the Giro four times, five including this year. I’ve finished twice. As a sprinter it is not an easy race to finish. As a sprinter preparing for the Qatar World...

Jul 4, 2016

My favorite cycling day of the year, without a doubt, is Bike-to-Work Day.  It is a celebration not of bike racing, but rather bike commuting.  My own commuter bike might just be the love of my life.  Since I don’t own a car, we go everywhere together.  For the long hauls, we sometimes use my bus pass. For the big hauls I take along my Burley trailer.  With...

Jul 3, 2016

I don’t want to stereotype. But I will. Cyclists are inherently lazy people. There’s a saying popular amongst us; don’t stand when you can sit, don’t sit when you can lie, don’t lie when you can sleep. As such we’ve developed a number of strategies to help aid and abet our laziness these include, but are not limited to;...

Jul 1, 2016

Luglio è alle porte e questo mese per me sarà davvero impegnativo. Mi aspettano due corse a tappe lunghe ed impegnative come il Giro Rosa – dall’1 al 10 – e il Thüringen Rundfahrt – dal 15 al 21-. Solamente due anni fa ho fatto due gare così simili in tempi così ristretti, ma quest’anno non partiró per fare la classifica generale...

Jun 30, 2016

I’m writing a blog at 1:30am because I can’t sleep. I’m in Livigno at 1,800m altitude. I got to bed late this evening and watched an episode of Revenge but I couldn’t keep my eyes open & fell fast asleep, 30 minutes later, I’m awake again and blogging spontaneously. Two days ago I was out having the ride and time of my life… Living The Dream in Livigno with...