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The new 2010 British Downhill Series(0)

We’re pleased to help announce the launch of the 2010 British Downhill Series (BDS), the only National race series in the World with UCI ranking points, £10,000 in prize money and over £15,000 in prizes. Formerly the NPS the “British Downhill Series” is the new name for the Nationals.

A new Decade and a brand new race series for you to get your tyres dug into.

La Vuelta a España 2010(0)

The Vuelta presentation was in Sevilla this year (normally Madrid), the start town of next year’s race. Some of the old stars of cycling where in attendance; Thevenet, Olano, Hinault and introducing the show Pedro Delgado.

Hinault pointed out that one of his hardest day on a bike was the stage to Avila in 1983 which he won stage and overall.

Dimitri De Fauw(1)

It’s easy to write an obituary when one of your heroes dies – probably more so if you don’t know them well.

There’s just the legend, palmares, anecdotes and the sadness.

But I knew Dimitri De Fauw, not well, but I worked at maybe half-a-dozen six day races where he was riding.

“The Autobiography” by Chris Hoy(0)

As the first Briton to win 3 Olympic golds at the same Games since 1908, Scotland’s Chris Hoy has become a beacon for British sporting achievement.

This autobiography charts his life from 7-year-old BMX fanatic, supported by a devoted dad and local cycling club, through paralysing self-doubt and a major career overhaul, to the sport’s holy grail.

RIP, VDB(4)

“RIP VDB” said the text from John Stollery, waiting for me, when I woke up; there were others too, from Dave and Stevie all expressing sadness – for all his faults, he was a hard man to dislike.

He was just 34, cause of death is cited as a ‘blood clot.’

Tour des Trossachs Preview(0)

- by Janette Hazlett -

I rode round the course for the Trossachs time trial the other day – ouch… now I’m feeling just a little bit guilty that I make them race round it!

There were no crowds for me on the Duke’s Pass – and I was flying up it too, honest!

The Bec CC Hill Climb(0)

Some hill climbs boast a long and colourful history, some have gruelling gradients that are talked about in revered tone throughout clubrooms the length & breadth of the country, whilst others claim to have the richest prize list in the UK.

Well, the Bec CC Hill Climb can claim to have all three of those, plus – and it’s a big plus – it has probably the most enthusiastic hordes of spectators that will ever be found at any Hill Climb event, including the Nationals, if comments from past riders and spectators are anything to go by.

Gregor Russell – On His Eurobike 2009(0)

It’s in its 18th year, it takes up 14 halls and two open air areas of the Friedrichshafen Messe – that’s 1000,000 square metres of exhibition space – there are 1,000 exhibitors, 5,000 brands with 30,000 trade visitors and 1,200 journos.

“EUROBIKE 2009” on the beautiful shores of Lac Constance – and VeloResults was right there, courtesy Gregor Russell.

“Boy Racer” by Mark Cavendish(0)

Boy Racer steps behind the scenes of the Tour de France. It unmasks the exotic, contradictory, hysterical and brutal world of professional cycling from the compellingly candid viewpoint of someone right in the thick of it.

Written off as ‘fat’ and ‘useless’ in his youth, Mark Cavendish is now cycling’s brightest star.

Tom Copeland – An Introduction(0)

Here at VeloResults, we encourage you to submit your race results and stories to us, and young Tom Copeland recently did just that.

20 year old Tom is a second-year espoir, originally from Eastbourne in East Sussex (he calls it the Sunshine Coast!) and is now living and racing in France.

Tom loves to write in his spare time, and will be keeping us up-to-date as his season progresses, so to kick things off, we thought we’d introduce him to you now…

Preview – The Scottish National 25 Mile Time Trial Championships(0)

Organiser Isobel Smith is certainly hoping the recent run of fine weather continues for her race on Sunday morning, the Scottish 25 Mile Time Trial Championships.

Promoted by Aberdeen & District CA, and held on the fast AB25/8 course, with Arthur Doyle (Dooleys RT) and Peter Ettles (Forres CC), first and second at the recent 10 Mile Time Trial Champs competing, chased by fourth-placed Mark Atkinson (Sandy Wallace Cycles) it looks like it’ll be a good contest.

Welcome to the new VeloResults!(6)

Happy Birthday to us!

We find it hard to believe, but VeloResults is three years old this month, and so to celebrate, we’ve carried out a complete overhaul of the site, bringing the design more up-to-date, and changing the layout to make it much easier for you to find the articles you’re looking for, or discover something of interest whilst you’re just browsing.

For us though, one of the biggest things is that we’re now able to update the site from wherever in the world we happen to be – which means you’ll be reading the same timely updates that we’ve always tried to deliver, but we will be much less fraught in bringing them to you!

Viktor’s View – The Edinburgh Nocturne(9)

The Nocturne, Scottish cycling’s finest hour of the year? Or an unexciting, unprofessional procession?

You may have heard about our friend Viktor, we rely on him to voice the more traditional viewpoint, shall we say. Nevertheless, he’s a man who has hung over more barriers at more kermis’s and criteriums than tongue can tell; he got in touch with us today to voice a different opinion to the ones we’ve been hearing about the Elite Nocturne race in Edinburgh last Saturday evening.

Edinburgh Nocturne Criterium – Preview(0)

A phone call from Craig MacLean the other day;

“I’ll be up in Edinburgh on Monday morning, to do some promo for the Nocturne races at the end of the month, fancy catching up?”

For sure mate. And so I pottered along to the press launch of the Nocturne event today, which centered around an exhibition of roller racing, with the wonderful backdrop of Edinburgh Castle.

“A Dog in a Hat” by Joe Parkin(0)

A Dog in a Hat is the remarkable story of Joe Parkin. In 1987, Parkin left the comforts of home to become a bike racer in Belgium, the hardest place in the world to be a bike racer.

As one of the first American pros in Europe, Parkin was what the Belgians call “a dog with a hat on” — something familiar, yet decidedly out of place.

Parkin’s memoir reads like a novel. In plainspoken and fast-paced prose, Parkin describes the true life of the professional bike racer, putting the reader into the whirlwind of this hardest of athletic educations.

Hugh McGuire(0)

Hugh McGuire, who has died suddenly of a heart attack aged 71, was the Glasgow-born Scot who became one of the top UK cyclists in the 1960s, representing both Scotland and the British Army. He took part with the best of GB riders in the Tour of Britain / Milk Race era, winning stages – and in so doing following the wheels of a slightly older top gun, Jimmy Savile. McGuire became noticed, and in 1962 and 1963, was selected to travel behind the Iron Curtain to participate in the annual Berlin-Warsaw-Prague road race, the co-called Peace Race designed by the Soviets to bring together the world’s top cyclists in reconciliation between Warsaw Pact countries and the West.

Frank Day – PowerCranks Inventor(0)

He’s a part of triathlon history and has contributed back to the sport he loves in many ways. Frank Day is the inventor of PowerCranks, one of the most effective ways to improve your cycling efficiency, with dividends paid off in the form of faster cycling and running times.

We recently had the chance to chat with Dr. Day about triathlon in the early days, some of his favorite tri memories, as well as his thriving business and what’s in store for the future…

Memories of Jason(0)

It’s a year since Jason MacIntyre died; just like I can remember where I was when JFK was shot, I can remember receiving the call from James McCallum as I drove through Cramond.

Jason was a special rider, I loved to watch him in a time trial; to me he was poetry in motion.

I only got to know him well during the last couple of years of his life, but I felt very close to him, maybe I was partly trying to live my dreams through him?

Pros & Their PowerCranks: Part II(0)

In Part I on Tuesday, we learnt how recent Tour of Britain winner Marco Pinotti, one of Cadel’s lieutenants at Silence-Lotto Dario Cioni, and English Pro winning in Belgium Matt Brammeier, discovered PowerCranks and how they got in with them during their first rides.

Here in Part II, the Pros let us in on how they integrate the cranks into their daily routines, and how the cranks can greatly help with rehabilitation after an accident.

Pros & Their PowerCranks: Part I(0)

In a sport where Grand Tours are won or lost by mere seconds, every advantage counts. It’s no secret that many top pros use PowerCranks as part of their training program, but most prefer to keep that secret. But we found three pros – Marco Pinotti, Dario Cioni, and Matt Brammeier who not only use the cranks, but were happy to talk to us about them.

In today’s Part I, we asked each about how they got turned on to PowerCranks, and their experiences getting started.