Recent Posts Tagged With 'criterium'

• Tackling your first bike race - the criterium

  Posted on Monday February 23rd, 2009 at 12:18 in bike racing, crits, criterium

  First up, this is cycling, not football - no tackling required, thank goodness. In fact I've "tackled" this subject a few times, including right here. Crits are short, sharp races run at higher speeds than road races, usually with more corners and fe...

• One day I'll fold all of my bike sites into one location

  Posted on Wednesday September 3rd, 2008 at 23:44 in training, bike racing, bikes, track, doping, criterium

  Yes, one day. Maybe tomorrow.Anyway, for those new to addicted2wheels.com here's a summary guide.....Where you are now is my main focus - bikes, bike racing and physiological stuff. However you could click away madly and find....Bike racing for almos...

• Worked hard for a tough 2nd place

  Posted on Friday January 11th, 2008 at 18:59 in racing, cccc, power meters, ibike, criterium

  Yeah, right. A tough D-grade crit. Riiiight. Well after 2x 1st places in a row I was hungry for a 2nd place this time and did a lot more work at the front. And this time I'll show you the pictures. If you are using Firefox this will work fine, but MS...

• A win is a win is a win...

  Posted on Friday December 28th, 2007 at 21:37 in cccc, criterium

  Yes folks, after 250,000km over about 35 years of riding, at 50 years of age and after suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune I actually chalked up another win. Trust me, a win in a D-grade crit is as good as A-grade when you are 50 an...