When I wrote the piece for Bicycling, I put a copy of it here on The Inner Ring too. I included a quote from Dutch rider Theo De Rooij who described the misery of riding Paris-Roubaix… but he’d jump at the chance to come back the following year and do it again. 25 years ago … Read more
I feel like I’m running out of Roman numerals with these reviews. There are more and more. That’s a good thing. Next is the Velo Club Don Logan podcast. I’ve written before that I was a fan of the now-defunct Velocast. When it died, the VCDL sprung up and it’s gone from strength to strength. … Read more
Tuesday’s item on TV broadcasts and pirate internet streams generated plenty of comments and reaction. It became clear fans around the world appreciate any kind of video. Did you know many race organisers pay for TV coverage? Whilst events like the Tour de France or Giro d’Italia can name their price in front of the … Read more
Some say cycling is the new golf. The image above is a screengrab from apple.com. Here the consumer electronics giant features a laptop on its home page and as you can see images of cycling are used alongside surfing to showcase the product. Obviously Apple aren’t the first and it’s only an image. HTC obviously … Read more
The sketch is by Marec, resident cartoonist of Het Nieuwsblad who normally does politics. But the weekend racing is front page news in Belgium. The scene depicts Tom Boonen and Philippe Gilbert as Belgian dunces who lost out and both are thinking “we’ve got ears after all”. Like most jokes, when you have to explain … Read more
Having seen the piece by Joe Lindsey about the less than impressive coverage of cycle sport in the US, I responded saying it wasn’t all that great in France, that whilst it might be the land of the Tour de France and Paris-Roubaix, the sports reporting isn’t always that good. In response I had a … Read more
I’ve always wanted to appear on cyclingnews.com, preferably a big article with images of me winning a mountain stage in front of an adoring crowd. Barring a late discovery that I’ve been getting my training very, very wrong that’s never going to happen. So when the editor of cyclingnews.com got in touch to ask for … Read more
The guys over at Pavé were kind enough to mention to their readers that The Inner Ring had moved. To return the favour, I’d recommend you visit them, that is if you’re not already a reader. There’s plenty to read and I particular like the race previews on the eve of the classics. Right now … Read more
High profile President, low profile organisation Just a quick observation but does anyone know the website for the AIGCP? The Association Internationale des Groupes Cyclistes Professionels is the organisation that lobbies the UCI and others on behalf of the big teams. Its President is Jonathan Vaughters. Right now the AIGCP is behind the protests over … Read more
You might think the typical cycling fan owns a couple of bikes, gets up on a Sunday morning to ride and attends a bike race or two during the year to cheer on his favourite riders. Wrong. That may well describe you or a friend but the fact that you’re coming to a dedicated blog … Read more