“If I had to choose between winning Paris Roubaix and eternal happiness, I don’t know what I’d choose.” This isn’t a question I asked Fred Wright, a man who looks like he’s on the brink of both those things, but it is the question he ended up asking himself, as we sat and pondered one…
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The last rebels of the Tour de France
The logistics of the Tour de France has always made my mind boggle. How you get nearly 200 riders, over 100 cars, 22 team buses, and 150 trucks, around the whole of France, in complete coordination for three weeks, is beyond me. Let alone when you start factoring in how it’s seamlessly presented to the…
The fine line between taking the shot that changes your career and coming away with ziltch
I sit down with photographer Simon Gill in his cycling café, Musette. He’s had virtually a year away from the camera to take a leap of faith and start his own business. But the classics are calling and he’s about to once again embark upon the emotional rollercoaster that is; being a cycling photographer. Simon…
The Love of Sport Lasts a Lifetime
I’d waited to watch the Tour de France go up Alp D’Huez live in the flesh for what felt like an eternity by the time I finally got there at 30. For many, it is a once in a lifetime opportunity, for some, it’s an event not to be missed. Some prepare a little, some…