Bike themed baby clothes, for bike mad parents.You won’t have heard of all of these women, but take a minute or two to read their stories, they are simply incredible!65 year old Maggie has set off on her mammoth 5,000 mile cycle around Britain with her dog Oscar.
Simpson’s greatness emerged at the age of 23 when he became the first Brit to don the hallowed yellow jersey in 1962’s Tour de France. And this got us thinking - just who is the greatest British cyclist of all time? Great Britain Cycling Team launches the search for a female tandem rider to target Tokyo Paralympic success Following the retirement of the reigning Paralympic champion Sophie Thornhill last week, tandem pilot Helen Scott has today announced that the Great Britain Cycling Team is in the hunt for a tandem ‘stoker’ (the blind or visually impaired rider at the back of the tandem). She took silver at London 2012, but is bound to want to go one better in Rio this year, and with the stonking start to the year she’s had, including a massive win at the Tour of Flanders, we’re backing her all the way.World Road Race Champion - 1960 & 1967So, using the power of social media we set about asking the readers who you most admire from Britain’s proud tradition of cycling greats. Cav led the way for the modern crop British road talent, winning Milan-San Remo in 2009, then the green points jersey in the Tour in 2011, but the Manxman isn’t afraid of dominating on the boards either – like many in this list, he’s also held the title of World Champ in the velodrome. You won’t have heard of all of these women, but take a minute or […] Wiggo and his lead-out men of Team Sky were unaffected and in control of the race.
Cycling is one of the most physiologically demanding sports and cyclists need endurance, speed, technique and skills to excel in this field. When she won the Giro d’Italia Femminile in 2004 aged just 21, she was not only the race’s youngest-ever winner but also the first British cyclist, male or female, to win a Grand Tour. Photo: Profimedia.cz) 6. The Welsh wonder also dominated the National Road Race Championships, winning nine years in a row (2001-2009) as well as becoming the first rider ever, male or female again, to win both the World and Olympic road races titles in the same year, in 2008.Women’s Road World Cup - 2014 & 2015Criterium du Dauphine - 2013, 2015Olympic Silver (Road Race) - 2012Glaswegian climbing king Robert Millar was the first Brit to win a major classification (King of the Mountains) at the Tour de France, way back in 1984. Professional cyclists follow a rigorous training regime that includes several miles of cycling and endurance training sessions at the gym. It’s an arena she’s come to own over the last few years and is the reigning World, Commonwealth and National Road Race Champion. We take a look at the...We take a look at the Aldi mountain biking range which will hit the shops on 12 April.Please enter your email so we can keep you updated with news, features and the latest offers. She was a pretty good one, too, winning an unprecedented nine gold medals in a single World Cup series, as well as bagging two World Championship titles. And then, just to prove it was no fluke, won Olympic gold just a few weeks later to make him British cycling’s most-decorated Olympian ever, alongside king of the track Sir Chris Hoy. Cyclists have to consume a disciplined diet that is rich in carbohydrates and proteins. Born in the Netherlands, her name wasn’t particularly famous, but everything suddenly changed after her gold win in 1992.