Game plan for the étape

The food, the culture, the art, the accent, the sheer bloody romance of the place… yet my favourite thing about France is that you’re never more than a layby away from a bloke sat in a plastic chair s

when planning a cycling trip, Europe offers two main options: overcrowded destinations with good coffee, smooth tarmac and a sense of community, or hidden gems that require a bit more planning but pay

‘Believe it or not this was my first audax. I’ve been eyeing PBP [Paris-Brest-Paris, 1,200km] for decades but you have to do a series of audaxes to qualify, and there aren’t any organised audaxes in M

The most challenging corner of the post-war period.” Those were the words of Motor Sport’s Denis Jenkinson when that corner, or rather sequence thereof, appeared under threat 30 years ago. He was talk

T he night before the race, I made ...

NATIONAL CHAMPION AND 1950s RACING PIONEER