Fred Wright: Don’t worry, be happy

“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…

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 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…