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The Pain Free Cyclist
Maybe you’ve been watching the Tour and feeling inspired to get out on your bike again after a crash? Or maybe you were in the Tour and had to abandon due to injury? (Fabian, Tony, Simon, et al. – we … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cycling
Tagged Allez Wiggo, bradley wiggins, Cannondale-Garmin, Cycling, cycling injury, Matt Rabin, Robert Hicks, Tour de France 2015
Who to back in the Tour de France 2: Antipodes
Moving on from the USA … AustraliaandNewZealand Just typing that made the blood run cold at my fingertips. As a kiwi I loathe people conflating New Zealand and Australia. That little country to our north-west is as far away from … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Adam Hansen, Australia, BMC Racing, bradley wiggins, Brett Lancaster, Bros, Cadel Evans, Cameron Meyer, Critérium du Dauphiné, Critérium International, Daryl Impey, Garmin-Sharp, Giro d'Italia, Greg Henderon, Jack Bauer, king of the mountain, Lotto-Belisol, Mark cavendish, Matt Goss, Michael Rogers, Milan–San Remo, New Zealand, Orica-GreenEDGE, Paris-Nice, Pierre Roland, polka dot jersey, Richie Porte, Rohan Dennis, Simon Clarke, Simon Gerrans, South Africa, Stuart O'Grady, Team Saxo-Tinkoff, Team Sky, Tejay van Garderen, Tour de California, Tour de France, Tour de Suisse, Tour Down Under, Tour of Slovenia, Tour of the Basque Country, Vuelta a Espana
Can you beat Bloomsbury Sport at Fantasy Cycling?
For 3 weeks of the year, every year, I become obsessed. The blinkers are on and all I can think about is the Tour de France. It truly is one of the greatest of tests of sporting endurance – of … Continue reading
Giro d’Italia, keeping Italy British
Italy’s great cycling stage-race is well under way. Where have you been? Well, if you want to be a flag-draped rose-nosed idiot-patriot, like me,* during the running of this year’s Giro d’Italia, allez-ing Wiggo and his confrères, drunkenly singing barmy-vindaloo-army … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling
Tagged Adam Blythe, Alex Dowsett, Benat Intxuasti, BMC Racing, bradley wiggins, British Cycling, Cadel Evans, Giovanni Visconti, Giro d'Italia, Mark cavendish, Movistar Team, Nick Ascroft, Omega Pharma-Quick Step, Rigoberto Urán, Sergio Henao, Sky Procycling, Steve Cummings, Tour de France, Tour of Britain, Wiggo
Celebrating the 100th race of the Tour de France
Hot off the press: Tour de France 100: A Photographic History of Cycling’s Most Iconic Race publishes … today All I can say is this is one sexy book! I could go on about the superb imagery, exquisite photography, and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cycling
Tagged bradley wiggins, Chris froome, Coppi, Cycling, Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, Richard Moore, Road cycling, Tour de France, Tour de France 2013
Triumph and Tragedy at the Giro d’Italia
Triumph and tragedy? Surely I’m not prophesising the results of the Giro d’Italia already? Nah, if I was, I wouldn’t be so worried about my Fantasy Cycling team*. As much as I’d love to tell the future and know if … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cycling, Rouleur
Tagged bradley wiggins, Cycling, cycling books, Giro d'Italia, Herbie Sykes, Italy, Mark cavendish, Road cycling, Rouleur, Vincenzo Nibali
The Fastest Mod on Two Wheels
Team Sport at Bloomsbury are delighted to say that on Thursday they will be publishing a stunning photographic book on ‘The Modfather’ himself, Bradley Wiggins. The book covers his Yellow Jersey success in the Tour de France as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cycling, Team Sport
Tagged Allez Wiggo, bradley wiggins, Cycling, cycling books, Daniel Friebe, Time Trials, Tour de France, Wiggo
Sport Is Bad for You
The legacy of the Olympics and Paralympics some have hoped aloud is that more of us, still all geed up and whooping, will take part in sport. When I say ‘us’ imagine instead the unspoken target: some pre-teen lazybones hunched … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cycling, Football, Goalkeeping, Sports Injuries, Team Sport, Tennis
Tagged Allez Wiggo, Beth Tweddle, bradley wiggins, Football, Nick Ascroft, olympics, Paralympics, Rafael Nadal, shot put, sports injuries, Swimming, Tennis, Tour de France
The Real Olympics
Guest post by Jonathan Eyers There are only so many guest posts you can write for a sports blog before you have to finally confess you’re just not that into the whole thing. It’s not that I’m apathetic about sport. … Continue reading
Posted in Olympics
Tagged Athletics, bradley wiggins, Ellie Simmonds, fencing, London 2012, Mo Farah, Olympic Park, olympics, Paralympics
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Hello newest visitors to our lovely blog! Missing out on valuable Bloomsbury Sport news? Want to get the latest on when the marathon book that Nell McAndrew recommended is out? Can’t wait to hear about our photographic keepsake of Bradley … Continue reading
