“we rode our lap of honour, complete with flowers and jersey, in total silence”

Staying cool when a big name turns up at your local race is mandatory

Times are changing at the world’s biggest bike race. For most of us watching at home, the more fans, the more razzmatazz, the more hullaballoo the better. The carefully distilled passion fills up our

Last year, while on holiday in the south of France, I watched a night trail race from the comfort of a pavement café. In no rush to leave, I saw the whole shape of the race for maybe the first time ev

The Doc imagines the outcome of a pro cycling role swap

Your feature Great Lost Circuits reminds me each month of the Marlboro Motor Speedway in the States, right. This compact 1.8-mile track had nothing to do with the famous brand of cigarettes, but was s

The Doc is nostalgic for a time when ‘feel’ trumped fact