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Share Guest Blog Post From Pat Brunton – As easy as falling off a bike! ‘Clipped in yet?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘Right, on the track Pat.’ ‘Press on, press on, move up the track.’ ‘OK, two to go.’ ‘Up, up, up – remember, the banking is your friend.’ Round the back bend as high up and as fast as you can, swoop …

Share ‘Life Should Have No Limits!’ As I’ve mentioned on several occasions before I’m a proud member of and contributor to the One and All / Bike Chain Ricci Cycling Club and Youth Academy as a coach, rider and all round supporter of a great organisation fittingly awarded British Cycling Club of the Year 2012. In recent weeks there has …

Share As one of the club coaches for the One and All Youth Academy I enjoyed being able to take three of our Development Squad riders to Taunton on Sunday to join Youth A/B riders from all over the South West for the first circuit Regional School of Racing (RSR) of the 2012 season. Riders attending RSR session are nominated …

Share Cornish cycling recognised at British Cycling Annual Awards On Saturday 4th February the British Cycling Annual Awards, sponsored by Leigh Day & Co, returned to Birmingham’s Hilton Metropole Hotel where over 500 people gathered to celebrate the continued growth and success of the sport awards which were presented over the course of the evening to volunteers, national and world …

Share To highjack the phrase ‘If one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’, have you ever considered that one man’s bread and butter 50 mile bike ride is another man or woman’s biggest achievement! Re-think this again, ‘If one man’s skill or strength is another man’s weakness…’, then how can we as coaches, athletes or a group of friends out …

Share The shortlist for the 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award has been announced and whilst there was outrage about the absence of any sportswomen in the top 10 surely there is only one real candidate for the victory. In his career to date Mark Cavendish has built an impressive palmares with countless victories in grand tour stages, …

Share Have you ever wondered why it is that some days you wake up before the alarm goes off, jump out of bed and come close to hitting you head on the ceiling from the amount of spring in your step? These are days when the world seems an exciting place full of opportunity and adventure. You have no fear …

Share In life there are many lists, such as the to do list or shopping list, but The List!, in our cycling group at least, takes on a whole new meaning. This List, depending on the rider, the coach and the way it’s used can be a huge motivational tool, a simple topic for banter and conversation or, on the …

Share After yesterdays success today was back to the hardcore world of cycling against the clock something which takes a hell of a lot of willpower and self motivation just to complete the distance let alone record a good time.  With a 7.15am pick up time I was unsurprisingly up bright and early to sort out my kit and get …