Let’s start this ride report at the end. Why? Well I’d say the last few miles of the Wolds 123 are just about as good as it gets for a sportive ending. The mild tail wind flattering us a little but the steady inclines do nothing to reduce us to anything below 20mph and with two separate sections that have no trouble spitting you out at well over 40mph, this is a great end to a great day in the saddle.
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This story starts way back in 2012 on the same ride and about 45 miles or so in to what would eventually be a very long and ‘character building’ day. Poor pre ride nutrition and a pace far too hot to maintain resulted in the worst cramps I’ve experienced both before and since. Quads, Hams, Calves all painfully cramped on both legs to the point of seeing ‘worms’ constantly wriggling under the skin. Couldn’t stand, couldn’t sit, and with 60 miles of challenging terrain still left to navigate. Whilst the route that day left a positive impression on me, the experience didn’t so ever since then I’ve vowed to go back and give it another go.
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STELLAR WOMEN’S CYCLING LINE-UP CONFIRMED FOR VIRGIN MONEY CYCLONE’S CURLEW CUP
Elite racing royalty Dame Sarah Storey and her Pearl Izumi Sports Tours International teammates, Charline Joiner, Gabriella Shaw, Lauren Creamer and Katie Archibald are all confirmed to race the 2014 Curlew Cup when the event returns next month as part of the Virgin Money Cyclone Festival of Cycling.
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ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN TO HEADLINE RAPHA’S INAUGURAL FESTIVAL,
A FOUR DAY CELEBRATION OF ROAD CYCLING
The inaugural Rapha Tempest Festival has today announced Echo & The Bunnymen, The Enemy, The Lightning Seeds and I Am Kloot as the first wave of artists to take to the stage at the four day road cycling extravaganza.
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Harrogate is one of those places that seem to offer something for pretty much everyone. The Valley Gardens, Betty’s, The Royal Baths, Prologue Performance Cycling, the Conference Centre and The Great Yorkshire Show to name but a few. Let’s jump back a couple there to Prologue Performance Cycling.
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Annie Simpson, OTE Sports performance nutritionist and ambassador of Virgin Money Cyclone, one of the UK’s most respected cycling events, shares her top tips for tackling your best-ever summer sportive.
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Cycling clothing style is a very subjective thing and it only takes a quick scan down the peloton of your local Sunday club run to verify this. There are those who adorn nothing but the most stylish and simplistic apparel, right up to those who prefer the brightest and most garish offerings and everything in between. There are even those who prefer everything to be luminous but let’s leave those guys to one side for now.
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With the TdF frenzy reaching fever pitch here in North Yorkshire, many businesses are pricking up their ears and taking note of the increase in cyclists on our glorious roads. There are a few of these businesses that have really done their homework and know what will appeal to the cycling community. At the end of a modest 40 mile ride, on a sunny – but incredibly windy day, we stumbled across just such a business, nestled in the picturesque village of Hampsthwaite situated in the heart of Nidderdale countryside near Harrogate.
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As we’ve mentioned before, 2014 is apparently the year of the sportive with more than twice the amount of last year in and around North Yorkshire alone. Rather strangely this has coincided with a cut back in entered events for me personally as my focus has been on a more relaxed cycling schedule and just ‘getting out and enjoying a ride’ a bit more. One event however that has really appealed to me since first hearing about it is the inaugural Wolds 123 sportive organised by the guys over at Baldwin Titantium bikes.
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Next up in our line of reviews is a short sleeved jersey from a new brand in cycling clothing – Tribesports (www.tribesports.com).
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